Re: Thief-Proof Numbers (body serial numbers)
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/1/16 21:59:27
Gerd, there is another possibility I should have pointed out. It's equally possible that the body was built in 1935, perhaps in response to an order placed and subsequently cancelled, and the body lay "in prime" and was completed as a 1936 model in response to a new order.
A little nuance about the previously mentioned 36 Twelve with a 35 TPN; since it was a Dietrich is also carried a Dietrich body# tag under the front carpet, and it was also a 1935 number, The VN tag was also a bit unique though I've seen it on other 36 senior cars; instead of simply giving the body type + production number, for example 919-1319, it was preceeded by a stamping "14th", meaning 14th series. Interesting little oddity.
Here's the data from that car, note it's titled as a 927 body (1936) but built as an 827 (1935).
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A little nuance about the previously mentioned 36 Twelve with a 35 TPN; since it was a Dietrich is also carried a Dietrich body# tag under the front carpet, and it was also a 1935 number, The VN tag was also a bit unique though I've seen it on other 36 senior cars; instead of simply giving the body type + production number, for example 919-1319, it was preceeded by a stamping "14th", meaning 14th series. Interesting little oddity.
Here's the data from that car, note it's titled as a 927 body (1936) but built as an 827 (1935).
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