Re: Thief-Proof Numbers (body serial numbers)

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/1/16 20:17:09

Hi Gusha, wie gehts?

It's a 1935 thief-proof number and thus a 1935 body, but the VN is a 1936 VN, not at all uncommon on the senior cars during the waning years of the depression. The car was started as a 1935, was unsold a year end, so the factory did the very minor update to the nose, changed the VN plate, and marketed it as a 1936. There is another example of exactly the same thing right around the corner from me, in that case it's a 1936 Twelve with a 1935 body stamping.

BTW, no Briggs numbers until 1941.

As to the 1401/8, the 919 body style is for the Eight (meaning not a Super Eight or Twelve, but also not a 120) on the 1401 chassis, so I guess the salesman finds it easer to say 1401/8 than 1401 Eight.,