1940 Ford convertible body tags

[Kube]

Originally Posted by 40larry

Sorry. I should have said left side photo with tag on upper right of firewall.

Which post number?

[40larry]

Originally Posted by Kube

Which post number?

Post No. 1 Your opening post. I think that our problem is which side is left and right. On your opening photo on left side of your posting there is a tag attached with drive nails on the upper part of firewall. The tag is on upper left side of the firewall and upper right side in the photo. What is on that tag?

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by 40larry

Post No. 1 Your opening post. I think that our problem is which side is left and right. On your opening photo on left side of your posting there is a tag attached with drive nails on the upper part of firewall. The tag is on upper left side of the firewall and upper right side in the photo. What is on that tag?

Kube....In ref to Larry's question, I'm assuming this is your blue coupe in your avatar. Didn't you once note that this number was the SERIAL for this "special-order", lawman's coupe? I believe it started with a "P". Or am I full of it once again? DD

[Kube]

Originally Posted by 40larry

Post No. 1 Your opening post. I think that our problem is which side is left and right. On your opening photo on left side of your posting there is a tag attached with drive nails on the upper part of firewall. The tag is on upper left side of the firewall and upper right side in the photo. What is on that tag?

Hey Larry, Just attempting to be certain you and I are talking about the same thing.
That tag, as V8Coopman recalled correctly, is the serial number of that car.
I have never been able to glean any information about that tag / serial number.
This car is extremely well documented as being special ordered for a sheriff.
There have been a few theories put forth as to what that number may signify but again, never any documentation via the BFRC.

Post #13 clearly depicts a proper '40 convertible body tag.

[40larry]

Originally Posted by Kube

Hey Larry, Just attempting to be certain you and I are talking about the same thing.
That tag, as V8Coopman recalled correctly, is the serial number of that car.
I have never been able to glean any information about that tag / serial number.
This car is extremely well documented as being special ordered for a sheriff.
There have been a few theories put forth as to what that number may signify but again, never any documentation via the BFRC.

Post #13 clearly depicts a proper '40 convertible body tag.

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You are saying that the number on the tag is the VIN number for that vehicle? The number on the tag is same as stamped into the frame up front starting with 18- for car with 221cubic inch engine or 99- for a car built with the 239 cubic inch Mercury or truck engine? Never saw that before.......40larry

[Kube]

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Originally Posted by 40larry

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You are saying that the number on the tag is the VIN number for that vehicle? The number on the tag is same as stamped into the frame up front starting with 18- for car with 221cubic inch engine or 99- for a car built with the 239 cubic inch Mercury or truck engine? Never saw that before.......40larry

Yes sir. The three along the frame as well as the title all match.
I'd never seen this before or since either. Nor, to reiterate, could I find a thing that would help figure out why this happened. ONLY a theory, but in 1940, these cars (with Mercury engines) were not a "mainstay" offering and the "program" to build such cars was in it's first year.
There were anomalies for certain in the numbering system of these special vehicles. Communication issues between assembly plants??? No defined method of numbering???

This particular coupe had been in the same family since new. It was passed to the son when the man that had ordered it passed in about 1972ish.
The documents that were saved was a treasure trove for weird guys like - I love this kind of stuff.

[40larry]

Originally Posted by Kube

Yes sir. The three along the frame as well as the title all match.
I'd never seen this before or since either. Nor, to reiterate, could I find a thing that would help figure out why this happened. ONLY a theory, but in 1940, these cars (with Mercury engines) were not a "mainstay" offering and the "program" to build such cars was in it's first year.
There were anomalies for certain in the numbering system of these special vehicles. Communication issues between assembly plants??? No defined method of numbering???

This particular coupe had been in the same family since new. It was passed to the son when the man that had ordered it passed in about 1972ish.
The documents that were saved was a treasure trove for weird guys like - I love this kind of stuff.

My attempt to read the numbers off the tag in the photo comes up with 1-62028270 which doesn't correspond to any VIN number for these cars. If I read it wrong what does it actually say?

[Kube]

Originally Posted by 40larry

my attempt to read the numbers off the tag in the photo comes up with 1-62028270 which doesn't correspond to any vin number for these cars. If i read it wrong what does it actually say?

pc 2628270