jeff_a Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I have a Model A that I'm restoring and most of the things I've read so far stress the importance of finding what month it was built. That's good, and I know the general reasons behind this, but my problem is that the car is sort of a patchwork of parts from different times.My car is a 1930 Standard Coupe and has been in the family for 73 years. I haven't taken the body off but know that there's supposed to be a serial number visible on the left frame rail after doing so.My rear bumper cross-brace is tubular * rather than pressed. One rear fender support is pressed steel ## and one is cast iron ***. The registration number suggests a motor built in Feb., 1929. The Ford's on it's second or third motor. The brake lever is to the right side # of the gearshift lever, and my car has a round #### rather than an oval speedometer. The original seat fabric is brown large-check wool ###. Front bumpers measure 64" wide ** but don't have bends near the ends #.I'm not planning on doing a show-winning restoration and won't worry too much if 10 or 15 things are "off a little" out of the 5,000 parts that make up a Model A. Right now I'm thinking of just assigning a date-of-manufacture of, say, March 1st, 1930 and going on from there. Anybody have any opinions? ----JeffP.S. : I forgot to say that there's a fitting for a vacuum line # in the firewall but that there's an electric windshield wiper ****. The car was Black originally, but I've decided to paint it Chicle Drab and Copra Drab ###. This feature is supposed to correspond to a build date of:* '28-early '30** 28-29*** early 28**** 28-mid 30# 30-31 ## 28-31### correct for early 30#### mid 30-31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 If your family had the car for 73 years your vin or serial # on the registration should be the original engine # as that usually was what was used for ID. or if it has the origonal engine that would give you the date. My car had the original engine and the # was my vin # on the registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks for your input on registration numbers. What has me confused is: the original engine was built in February, 1929, but the car's cowl, radiator-surround, and 19" wheel size are all 1930-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I missed your spedometer description. Your round speedo started in mid 1930. I have a July car with round speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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