Hey guys, I'm new to the forum and I am looking for some help on a vin#.
I have a 1950 f-6 coe project that I am working on and I can't seem to find anything out about this vin #98MWHO5289, any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Welcome to FTE! Thi is the best Ford truck forum on the World Wide Web. There are a lot COE owners here. They will be along shortly to help you out!

 

Welcome to FTE, you would be better served to post this question here https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/4...l#post16046875

BTW, there is a problem with the number 98MWHO5289 You have a letter O, which is not used, also if that is a zero, there should be another number in front of it.

 

M is the engine code for the big 254 6 cylinder. WH is the code for F6 COE. 98 is what the 1950 trucks serial numbers start with, and the long number at the end is the consecutive unit number. Not a lot to know you probably already don't know. And to follow up with what Joe said, Ford didn't use I or O in any serial string so as not to be confused with 1 and 0. You may want to double check your number. Welcome to the forum.

 

I went to vinwiz.com and got this from your vin#

VIN Format: 1953-1959 Ford (+1958 & 1959 Lincoln)
Decoding: 98MWHO5289
Digit
Usage
VIN
Decoded

1 Engine 9 Unknown!
2 Year 8 1958
3 Plant M Memphis TN
4 Body W Fairlane 500 Hide-Away Hardtop
5-10 Sequential Serial # HO5289 HO5289

 

Yeah, VINWIZ doesn't work with that format serial number.

 

Welcome!
Ok, the VIN is stamped on the passenger's side firewall (cowl) at the top. There should be two letters preceding the "98". Those two letters indicate which plant built the truck. In my case the two letters are "LB" which stands for Long Beach, CA.



The VIN plate is different. It will have the year code (two digits), engine code and cab type (M-engine, WH-COE),four or five digits of the run (serial number), and the two letter plant code.

 

The VIN isn't stamped on the firewall, that's a production code. The VIN, or serial number is found on the cowl tag, glove box tag and frame rail.

 

Wayne, I didn't decode it for him here because I thought it should go to the other thread. BTW 98 is NOT for 1950

9 = 1949-1950
8M = is the engine code for the 254 six
WH = F6 COE
The serial number has to be 6 digits and has to be above 375,000 because the 8M engine was not available until the 1950 model.

I still think he should post this in the correct thread.

 

Thanks. I think that's what I meant to say.

 

It is a zero and that is the entire number on the tag that is mounted on the firewall.

 

I've seen patent plates with missing information before, What about the Rating Plate and the frame stamp?

 

What did the DMV say?