Re: 1949,Model 2279 VIN tag and location
Posted by HH56 On 2012/9/4 19:08:35
There were no VIN's as we know them used back then. Believe that number on the engine you are referring to is the motor number.
Apparently there were no hard and fast registration rules then so that was the number used by many states to register the cars in those years. Other states used one of the other numbers.
One problem is if the engine is replaced by one from another vehicle, the motor number is no longer correct. Makes it interesting when the car changes hand and the new owner goes to register. States had different ways of noting a replacement engine as well. A few of the members have come across strange motor numbers on their cars. Currently without more facts, we are attributing those to a replacement engine that has been re-numbered following a states regulations.
The body number as others have mentioned is on the drivers side cowl on your car. Another number which frequently grows legs. Believe your car would have a plate like the photo. The Briggs number is on the little plate on the engine side firewall and similar format but not always exactly the same as the main body number.
The embossed "thief proof" number is the only permanent number on the car and unfortunately the one number no known factory records exist for.
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Apparently there were no hard and fast registration rules then so that was the number used by many states to register the cars in those years. Other states used one of the other numbers.
One problem is if the engine is replaced by one from another vehicle, the motor number is no longer correct. Makes it interesting when the car changes hand and the new owner goes to register. States had different ways of noting a replacement engine as well. A few of the members have come across strange motor numbers on their cars. Currently without more facts, we are attributing those to a replacement engine that has been re-numbered following a states regulations.
The body number as others have mentioned is on the drivers side cowl on your car. Another number which frequently grows legs. Believe your car would have a plate like the photo. The Briggs number is on the little plate on the engine side firewall and similar format but not always exactly the same as the main body number.
The embossed "thief proof" number is the only permanent number on the car and unfortunately the one number no known factory records exist for.
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