Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/1/14 16:32:17

Your first picture is the VIN as it's known today, back then it was the vehicle number or serial #. This was before the federal government mandated it's format and content.

Your second picture is the thief-proof number, also known as the body serial number. Since metal tags can easily be removed and replaced, numbers changed etc., this embossed number was Packard's extra security #.

Your third picture is the body number as applied by the company that produced the body, Briggs. It is usually within 25 numbers of the vehicle number and in some cases matches exactly, as yours appears to do.