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Old 10-22-2021, 10:33 AM   #161
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Good point as the European sedan bodies are quite different from their North American counterparts as they were designed and manufactured in Europe. The remaining body types were imported from North America. Both are covered in the 'book'.
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Old 04-18-2022, 12:29 PM   #162
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Just added 12534, so up to 86 1932 3W body tags now accounted for!

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239 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
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260 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
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441 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
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Old 05-19-2022, 09:09 AM   #163
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Just added 1324, so up to 87 1932 3W body tags now accounted for!

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239 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
250
260 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
267
352
441 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
483
543
694
1221
1324
1636
1701
1728
1747
1967
2095
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3033
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3376
3384
3458
3594
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Old 05-20-2022, 11:54 PM   #164
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Just added 195, so up to 88 1932 3W original body tags now accounted for!

40
195
239 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
250
260 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
267
352
441 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
483
543
694
1221
1324
1636
1701
1728
1747
1967
2095
2643
3033
3103
3175
3346
3376
3384
3458
3594
3997
4054
4188
4438
4749
4945
4983
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Old 05-21-2022, 01:26 AM   #165
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The 1932 Ford Book by David Rehor shows the total 1932 Ford Deluxe 3W Coupe production at 23,411. All 3W Coupe bodies were manufactured by either Murray Corporation of America in Detroit, or Canadian Top & Body Corporation, Ltd, in Tilbury, Ontario.

Along with some other body types that were manufactured or assembled outside of Ford, the 3W Coupes had a tag riveted to the RH side of the front floor crossbrace of 3W coupe bodies.

I'm curious how many original 3W Coupes and the tag #'s can be accounted for and how they correspond with the month of production according to the frame number.

I'll start things off with mine. I have no idea if my car is on the original frame, but my frame # shows to be an October production car and the Murray Corporation body tag number is 7538.

Even if your body tag is missing or illegible, chime in if you have a '32 3W body that was manufactured by Ford. Let's see how many we can account for. Pictures would be a bonus!

I've been interested in this thread but have never really read it. Our 3W has been in the family since circa 1961. The old picture is of my Aunt and Uncle shortly after they got the car. The new picture was taken today, 5/20/2022. I assume you mean the body tag is on the interior side of the floor so I went and looked. Two obstacles were does the seat need to be removed to access it and sometime in the mid '80's before he died my Uncle had the car gone completely through and painted and upholstered. The carpet was glued to the floor and without damaging things it's unknown if that body tag exists. Nonetheless this is in fact a Ford '32 3W. I don't have the frame # on hand at the moment but I could easily get it. I know many will gag at the rod it is but it's what we inherited and it's fun to drive and show.
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Old 05-21-2022, 09:49 AM   #166
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Neat car and history with it, thanks for sharing. If you ever pull the carpet back and find that tag, please let me know. It's under the passenger side front edge of the seat, riveted to a metal crossbar.

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I've been interested in this thread but have never really read it. Our 3W has been in the family since circa 1961. The old picture is of my Aunt and Uncle shortly after they got the car. The new picture was taken today, 5/20/2022. I assume you mean the body tag is on the interior side of the floor so I went and looked. Two obstacles were does the seat need to be removed to access it and sometime in the mid '80's before he died my Uncle had the car gone completely through and painted and upholstered. The carpet was glued to the floor and without damaging things it's unknown if that body tag exists. Nonetheless this is in fact a Ford '32 3W. I don't have the frame # on hand at the moment but I could easily get it. I know many will gag at the rod it is but it's what we inherited and it's fun to drive and show.
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Old 05-23-2022, 11:53 AM   #167
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I have owned my 3-window for 25 years, and just ran across the body tag, which I removed years ago. The car is still "in progress". The 520A 6350 is a trunk model. The chassis number is 18-113,XXX
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Old 05-23-2022, 12:48 PM   #168
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Just added 6350, so up to 89 1932 3W original body tags now accounted for!

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195
239 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
250
260 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
267
352
441 (CANADIAN TOP & BODY CORP.)
483
543
694
1221
1324
1636
1701
1728
1747
1967
2095
2643
3033
3103
3175
3346
3376
3384
3458
3594
3997
4054
4188
4438
4749
4945
4983
4988
5429
5576
5628
5652
5682
5714
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5953
5956
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6514
6626
6705
6858
6899
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7528
7538
7622
7762
7993
8214
8295
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8612
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8856
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9221
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9424
9548
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9744
9948
10293
11310
11312
11333
11746
12046
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12408
12534
12659
12660
12900
13026
13407
18120
18162
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Old 09-22-2022, 10:44 AM   #169
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Mine was hot rodded in the early 50s and the body tag is gone but I have the title with the
number 183016768.
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Old 09-22-2022, 11:51 AM   #170
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Sorry, but that number is neither a '32 deluxe coupe body number nor a '32 engine number, but rather with seven digits after the 18 prefix, it is a mid-1936 engine number. (Ford used engine numbers as serial numbers in that era.)
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Old 10-18-2022, 12:27 PM   #171
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Sorry, but that number is neither a '32 deluxe coupe body number nor a '32 engine number, but rather with seven digits after the 18 prefix, it is a mid-1936 engine number. (Ford used engine numbers as serial numbers in that era.)
Probably the engine that was put in it when it was hotrodded in the early 50s.
Thanks for the info. The car is currently registered with this number.
It’s also the number on the title from 1964.
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Old 10-18-2022, 12:49 PM   #172
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Are you keeping count of the ones that have no tag? I think you should? My 3 window has no tag.
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Old 10-25-2022, 06:54 PM   #173
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My body tag number is 260..Car can be seen on the 1932 Ford registry

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Old 10-27-2022, 10:27 AM   #174
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Just FYI, my '33 3w deluxe production= 16,735 @ $540.; standard '33 production=6,884 @$490.

I have no body# tag. appears that there never was one on this car=no rivet holes in firewall. (I've looked everywhere on the car, which is original w/one repaint obviously many decades ago.

I've read that there were '33 bodies that were not tagged.

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Old 10-27-2022, 12:16 PM   #175
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Congratulations for citing the correct worldwide production numbers, rather than the just the U.S. production figures. However, Ford did not go to the trouble to distinguish the '33 model data from the '34 model data and as a result the parting line in the data is December 31, 1933. Given that the introduction date of the '34 models was December 9. 1933, it is safe to conclude that at least some of the 16,735 deluxe 3-window coupes were '34 models.
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Old 10-29-2022, 12:50 AM   #176
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I am going to check my 3 window tomorrow. I know the body tag is there. It also has the orig ash tray. Although it was rodded back in the 50s with a Y block in the Indianapolis area. it was later restored Stock but once again rodded in about 2000. I rebuilt it in 2002 as it wasn't right. .
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Old 01-18-2023, 02:47 PM   #177
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I've never seen nor heard of a Murray Body Tag on any 1933s.

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Just FYI, my '33 3w deluxe production= 16,735 @ $540.; standard '33 production=6,884 @$490.

I have no body# tag. appears that there never was one on this car=no rivet holes in firewall. (I've looked everywhere on the car, which is original w/one repaint obviously many decades ago.

I've read that there were '33 bodies that were not tagged.

Thanks -
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Old 01-18-2023, 02:49 PM   #178
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Hi Dave, You submitted your #260 back in 2019, I think. Is it a Canadian Top and Body Tag?

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My body tag number is 260..Car can be seen on the 1932 Ford registry

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