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Hi Gary,
I see by this old thread you may be able to decode a code from my ‘47 Mercury. It is 401H-696**, engine 6E-9040, trim MC-18001-E. I was told it was assembled in Burnaby, British Columbia. Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Don
Hi Don, Canadian serial numbers decode differently than US production. The 401 would identify the Make and Model. H is the assembly plant code for "Home Office", Windsor, Ontario. 47 is the year, the remainder is the consecutive unit number. My catalogs cover 48 and later trucks, so I can't decode the 401 for you. My catalogs do reference trucks built in Vancouver as having a V in the serial string as opposed to the Windsor H, but I don't believe I've ever seen one or seen anyone post a truck built anywhere besides Home Office/Windsor. Hope this helps.
This below Van Pelt web page has helped me sort out my earlyish (799Y) 47 and contrast it with its late 46 (1GY) brother. These two M-H tonners have front axles two digits apart, #374 under the 46 vs #376 under mine.
To add to this picture for the other M-H guys, the earliest 1948 F-2/3 (R3-4) that I have archived has axle #397. Assuming the pattern held showing axles being assigned in number order, that’s very few conversions in 1947. Stu
