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34fordy · 12-26-2023, 05:31 PM

Do the 33/34 BB trucks have their serial numbers stamped on the frame, left side in front of the cowl as the passenger and commercial vehicles do?

DavidG · 12-26-2023, 06:21 PM

Yes.

34fordy · 12-26-2023, 07:34 PM

Thanx David.

DavidG · 12-26-2023, 08:46 PM

You're welcome.

Model51 · 12-26-2023, 09:37 PM

Wonder why Ford changed in 1935 to just stamping the frame in one location on trucks?

DavidG · 12-27-2023, 05:39 AM

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That practice of a single engine number stamping on the frame of the trucks dates back to at least the '32 model year and includes the commercial vehicle frames as well. That was the Dearborn mandate issued to the assembly plants according to Ford's archives, but exceptions abound.

Kube · 12-30-2023, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidG

That practice of a single engine number stamping on the frame of the trucks dates back to at least the '32 model year and includes the commercial vehicle frames as well. That was the Dearborn mandate issued to the assembly plants according to Ford's archives, but exceptions abound.

Hey David,
That '40 1/2t I'd restored had the numbers stamped into the frame rail in three places.

34fordy · 12-30-2023, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kube

Hey David,
That '40 1/2t I'd restored had the numbers stamped into the frame rail in three places.

Aren't 1/2 ton pickups classified as commercial? The BBs 51s etc. as trucks?

12-26-2023, 05:31 PM	#1
34fordy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Fort dodge, Iowa Posts: 825	Serial number location Do the 33/34 BB trucks have their serial numbers stamped on the frame, left side in front of the cowl as the passenger and commercial vehicles do?

12-26-2023, 06:21 PM	#2
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: Serial number location Yes.

12-26-2023, 07:34 PM	#3
34fordy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Fort dodge, Iowa Posts: 825	Re: Serial number location Thanx David.

12-26-2023, 08:46 PM	#4
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: Serial number location You're welcome.

12-26-2023, 09:37 PM	#5
Model51 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 529	Re: Serial number location Wonder why Ford changed in 1935 to just stamping the frame in one location on trucks? __________________ 1935 157" 1 1/2 ton stake truck undergoing full original restoration 1936 131 1/2" panel truck rescue preservation Author of the 1935-1936 Ford Model 51 V8 Truck book published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America

12-27-2023, 05:39 AM	#6
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: Serial number location Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That practice of a single engine number stamping on the frame of the trucks dates back to at least the '32 model year and includes the commercial vehicle frames as well. That was the Dearborn mandate issued to the assembly plants according to Ford's archives, but exceptions abound.