Re: 1942 special six club sedan
Posted by HH56 On 2017/3/20 12:47:23
IMO, the two door makes it one of the more desirable models but with the description of what is needed am not sure the asking price is realistic -- but then I have never been known for current price accuracy.
Without the patent plate, unless there is original paperwork with the car there is no way to determine the actual VN as it left the factory. If it has the small Briggs body tag still on the firewall that would at least give an idea of the exact model and when it was made during production run but would not be official. There is a slim chance an original build slip showing the official number could still be present taped on top of the glovebox or tucked between the fuel fill and vent pipes but that is really a longshot. The build slip is a narrow 2-3 inch wide strip of paper containing a bunch of numbers and letters.
Many cars of that era were registered with the motor number which will be on the drivers side of block just below the head and somewhere near the distributor. If the motor has been changed but was registered and has paperwork under the old number then it can open a real can of worms getting it reregistered.
Here is the motor number format and range of numbers used for the various engines in that period. On a six the number would still be on the drivers side of block but could be closer to the front of the engine rather than nearer the distributor
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Without the patent plate, unless there is original paperwork with the car there is no way to determine the actual VN as it left the factory. If it has the small Briggs body tag still on the firewall that would at least give an idea of the exact model and when it was made during production run but would not be official. There is a slim chance an original build slip showing the official number could still be present taped on top of the glovebox or tucked between the fuel fill and vent pipes but that is really a longshot. The build slip is a narrow 2-3 inch wide strip of paper containing a bunch of numbers and letters.
Many cars of that era were registered with the motor number which will be on the drivers side of block just below the head and somewhere near the distributor. If the motor has been changed but was registered and has paperwork under the old number then it can open a real can of worms getting it reregistered.
Here is the motor number format and range of numbers used for the various engines in that period. On a six the number would still be on the drivers side of block but could be closer to the front of the engine rather than nearer the distributor
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