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I have done the oven cleaner trick. An old painter showed me that one about 40 years ago. I have done it several time, but then one time I did a Ford rating plate, taken two layers off and ready to remove the third when my wife hurt herself. By the time I got back to the plate it was nice shinny unpainted steel with the stampings easy to read.
The hood and grill are 55, but being as old as the truck is, there really proves nothing. Also, I would never bet the farm on an original color truck based solely on what 'apperas to be original paint. If you can read the paint code from the back of the plate, you should also be able to read the rest of the serial number information. If not, get the number off the frame, it is on the drivers side close to the firewall.
Forgot to mention all the badges are '55 also. Pretty sure it's a '55.
I think I'll try oven cleaner. The plate can't get too much worse than it is. I'll guess the oven cleaner of today lacks the punch of yesterday's!
Pretty sure it's original color. As I removed the paint, no other color's appeared and the part deep down inside behind the seat was the same green/blue.
I can read the VIN stamping and I know the color code is 44. Just looking to see if there is anyone out there who might have access to what this means.
Oh.. I apologize for posting the same thing twice. A combination of low typing skill and general lack of knowledge for everything 'forum' like made that happen before I could put a stop to it. Shesh.... sorry
I have a bit of an issue with a (presumably Canadian built) 1947 One Ton Ford. I am restoring for someone who has no title - yet. I took the serial number off of the frame rail next to the steering box...and the numbers make no sense from anything I have seen thus far. It is 210H47-78496. Had is started with 799Y I would have felt that we were on our way to deciphering this 47 v-8 flathead. Can anyone assist?
I have a bit of an issue with a (presumably Canadian built) 1947 One Ton Ford. I am restoring for someone who has no title - yet. I took the serial number off of the frame rail next to the steering box...and the numbers make no sense from anything I have seen thus far. It is 210H47-78496. Had is started with 799Y I would have felt that we were on our way to deciphering this 47 v-8 flathead. Can anyone assist?
I don't know what the 210 means, but no doubt is has something to do with identifying the model of the truck. H is the assembly plant code for Home Office, Windsor. 47 is the model year, 1947. 78496 is the consecutive unit number. Sorry I couldn't be more help, especially since the part I don't know is what you were most wanting to know about. Hopefully one of our Canadian friends with older manuals will stop by.
I decode the VIN from the attached pictures as follows:
1950 FORD F-47
ENGINE 0J-5588 MODEL
TRIM 16 PAINT 41
SERIAL-BD83H50-32402
Colour Code Service Air Dry Number Year
Sheridan Blue 41 M-13285 1948-51
SERIAL BREAKDOWN:
BD=FORD, 1/2 TON, 4700LBS 114" WHEEL BASE
83= PICKUP (114" WHEEL BASE)
H= L.H.D., BUILT AT HOME OFFICE
50= 1950 MODEL
#32402 BUILT
ENGINE
0J=1950 239 cu. in. piston displacement with 4 speed transmission
#5588 BUILT
Questions:
1. Based on the attached pictures did I get this all correct?
2. Is this definitely a 1950 model?
3. Does anyone have information on Trim 16?
I decode the VIN from the attached pictures as follows:
1950 FORD F-47
ENGINE 0J-5588 MODEL
TRIM 16 PAINT 41
SERIAL-BD83H50-32402
Colour Code Service Air Dry Number Year
Sheridan Blue 41 M-13285 1948-51
SERIAL BREAKDOWN:
BD=FORD, 1/2 TON, 4700LBS 114" WHEEL BASE
83= PICKUP (114" WHEEL BASE)
H= L.H.D., BUILT AT HOME OFFICE
50= 1950 MODEL
#32402 BUILT
ENGINE
0J=1950 239 cu. in. piston displacement with 4 speed transmission
#5588 BUILT
Questions:
1. Based on the attached pictures did I get this all correct?
2. Is this definitely a 1950 model?
3. Does anyone have information on Trim 16?
Thanx,
Kirk
Looks like you've got all there is to know figured out from the tags. It's definitely a 50 model. The trim number denotes the interior soft parts color; headliner, seat, etc. All the metal parts should be the same as the exterior paint color. What you have is probably what it means. There weren't too many choices, if any. Is it brown or grey?
The reason for the confusion is because the seller was quite sure it was a '49 and not a '50. So I wasn't sure if there was any history of them putting the 50 on models sold and registered as 49.
From what I can see the interior was sort of a tan brown, but I wasn't sure if that's what the trim code meant or if it denoted some other type of interior options.
The serial number says it's a 50, so that's that. However, many times an early built unit could have been registered to the year prior if it was sold before Jan 1, 1950. We see more often left over vehicles from one year being registered the next year; ie, a late 1950 model sold in 1951 licensed/titled as a 1951. It all depended on the intelligence of the person behind the desk.
I have acquired what I believe is a 1948 Ford 1/2 ton, 4 speed floor shift but the vin nos have been lost in the mists of time. Heres is what I can find, on the rail near the steering box it is stamped LD81H48-12710, can anyone decode this? the engine heads read Mercury, Left head reads B100, Right head reads NC1300. Does anyone know what the cid or HP is for this engine, It may not be the original but I cannot tell.
That looks correct. I specifically put it into tables hoping it would last a long time rather than a picture which would have lost its host eventually.
07-15-2015, 08:27 PM
