help please decode this serial # for 1939 Buick

[jerry whitfield]

hi

please help me decode the numbers on the certificate of title:  1345C415, I was told it was a series 61. But, I don't know if it is a special, super or roadmaster?

thank you

jerry Whitfield

Winston salem NC

 

[jerry whitfield]

It is 1345C415

I am told it is a series 61, but I don't know if it is a special, super, Roadmaster?

thank you for your time and help.

sincerely

jerry whitfield

Winston salem, NC

[1939_Buick]

Is their a data plate on the right hand side of cowl/firewall

Can you read the engine serial number?

Series 40 is a Special

Series 60 is a Century [61 = 4 door]

Series 80 is a Roadmaster

Series 90 is a Limited

You have a 40 or 60 series

 

The other thread http://forums.aaca.org/topic/291703-help-please-decode-this-serial-for-1939-buick/#comment-1591647

 

Edited April 18, 2017 by 1939_Buick (see edit history)

[Ben Bruce aka First Born]

If there is no data plate, perhaps a pic of the side showing back of front fender and door. A good pic of the lower part of engine, both sides will help.

 

  Ben

[pont35cpe]

Jerry, another way to tell what you have is to measure from the center of the rear wheel to the center of the front wheel.. A 40 series Special is 120", 60 series Century is 126", 80 series Roadmaster is 133", and 90 series Limited is 140".  Tom

[Barney Eaton]

That intake is the small engine.....which says Special

Also the 39 cars had the series name at the very front to the side chrome....up by the front of the hood.

[Terry Stock]

Small wiper bases and 1 grill horizontal indicates an earlier build with the short chassis.

[jvelde]

Jerry, I think the C in the number you show above is wrong - look on the top of the frame rail just behind the starter to get the frame number.  This appears to be a Flint produced frame and the C could be a 0 or maybe a 8, but there were no letters in the frame number then. However, your number 1345_415 falls right in line for '39. 

 

The frame and engine serial number will not tell you much. For a 1939 frame number, the first digit is the plant code and the remaining seven digits are a sequential number that should fall into a specific range for 1939. For the engine number, the first digit indicates the car series and the remaining seven digits are a sequential number that should fall into a specific range for 1939. For 1939, these values are:

Frame serial number:

Plant Name	Plant Code	Seq Num Start	Seq Num End
Flint, MI	1	3388547	3596806
South Gate, CA	2	3395088	3592131
Linden, NJ	3	3405088	3593652

Edited April 19, 2017 by jvelde (see edit history)