1949 Custom Eight Touring Sedan

Posted by Joe W On 2009/7/22 10:11:12

I am looking at buying a 1949 Sedan and I would like some help in decoding the body/style and engine number given to me by the seller. It is reportedly 2252-9-8008. There is also a plate on the firewall that reads Body Number 2252-7882. This I could verify from a picture on the sellers Ebay listing. I don't have any further information on the engine number, the seller could only give me a casting number of 389723356 from the cylinder head. Also, stamped into the firewall, according to the seller, is the number 840024. The car is reportedly a numbers matching original un-restored vehicle and I just want to make sure of that. Can anyone help with decoding these numbers for me? Thanks Joe W