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swoopNZ · 09-11-2015, 12:17 AM

40904 would be the number of chassis's assembled and stamped so far while it was still in Canada.
F is Foreign ( for export ) again stamped in Canada.
I think the prefix A may have indicated the chassis was to be used for a passenger car ( sedan, coupe ) rather than a commercial - 1/2 ton pickup, station wagon or convertible .
The chassis's came already assembled from Canada.
The bodies were welded together here in NZ from stampings sent from Canada ( via the USA ).
The gearbox would have had the matching chassis number stamped on the assembly line.
Unfortunately there are no workers left from those days to tell us.

09-11-2015, 12:17 AM	#5
swoopNZ MEMBER EMERITUS Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,380	Re: VIN of New Zealand 5 window Coup'e 40904 would be the number of chassis's assembled and stamped so far while it was still in Canada. F is Foreign ( for export ) again stamped in Canada. I think the prefix A may have indicated the chassis was to be used for a passenger car ( sedan, coupe ) rather than a commercial - 1/2 ton pickup, station wagon or convertible . The chassis's came already assembled from Canada. The bodies were welded together here in NZ from stampings sent from Canada ( via the USA ). The gearbox would have had the matching chassis number stamped on the assembly line. Unfortunately there are no workers left from those days to tell us.