Re: Patent plate

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2012/4/21 7:18:33

The patent plate contains the vehicle number, selling dealer's name, and date of delivery. The thief-proof number or cowl number does not go on the decal. The vehicle number was preprinted at the factory in a unique Packard type font in black ink. The selling dealer added the other information in whatever manner he chose, often a rubber stamp and ink for the 1938-only decal.

Vehicle # would be the body type (1192) followed by a dash and then the sequential production number for that specific car, beginning at 2001 for the first 1192 produced. If you don't have a record of the original vehicle number, it does not appear anywhere else on the car and you'll have to create it, and hope that it's not already in legitimate use on another car.