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OkieFordGuy · 08-25-2021, 06:30 AM

Thank you for adding me to this amazing Forum! Please help me understand the VIN# and Data Plate on a 51 Ford Victoria. Can someone decipher the following information? VIN B1MP - 153295 and Data Plate 60 DH AC 7M109.
There is also a data plate on the drivers door "91Mery - Paint No J" Please see images. Thanks!

HD · 08-25-2021, 07:04 AM

B= V8, 1=1951, M is assembly plant, Metuchen,NJ, P= body style,Victoria

corvette8n · 08-25-2021, 11:12 AM

Welcome to the barn, post some pictures of your car when you get a chance. My first car was a ‘50 2 door sedan purchased in 1964 for $5.

tubman · 08-25-2021, 11:17 AM

Yeah, post some pictures. '51 Vic's are my favorite shoeboxes.

rotorwrench · 08-25-2021, 11:33 AM

The one on the right is home brewed. A previous owner likely put that on there. State sanctioned VIN tags I've seen have to be fixed with rivets or screws but that stick on one may have been for paint or trim added at a much later date.

Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln tags in or around 1951 were starting to get more information on them. Paint codes and interior trim codes were included plus codes for the month & day of final assembly. A person needs either the chassis parts catalog or the body parts catalog (depending on make & model) for the year of manufacture to decipher what the codes represent.

petehoovie · 08-25-2021, 01:24 PM

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08-25-2021, 07:04 AM	#2
HD Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 970	Re: New Member - Please Help with VIN# ID B= V8, 1=1951, M is assembly plant, Metuchen,NJ, P= body style,Victoria

08-25-2021, 11:12 AM	#3
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,950	Re: New Member - Please Help with VIN# ID Welcome to the barn, post some pictures of your car when you get a chance. My first car was a ‘50 2 door sedan purchased in 1964 for $5.

08-25-2021, 11:17 AM	#4
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,319	Re: New Member - Please Help with VIN# ID Yeah, post some pictures. '51 Vic's are my favorite shoeboxes.

08-25-2021, 11:33 AM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,436	Re: New Member - Please Help with VIN# ID The one on the right is home brewed. A previous owner likely put that on there. State sanctioned VIN tags I've seen have to be fixed with rivets or screws but that stick on one may have been for paint or trim added at a much later date. Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln tags in or around 1951 were starting to get more information on them. Paint codes and interior trim codes were included plus codes for the month & day of final assembly. A person needs either the chassis parts catalog or the body parts catalog (depending on make & model) for the year of manufacture to decipher what the codes represent.

08-25-2021, 01:24 PM	#6
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