Re: Thief-Proof Numbers (body serial numbers)

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2009/6/9 16:12:22

What happened in 1940?

What happened is that Packard was transferring all their body-making equipment, dies, presses, etc. to Briggs. It's been my assumption that that is the reason why most (not all) 1940 cars don't have the number.

The fact that the end brackets are there is indicative of the possibility that cowl panels were formed in multiple stamping operations with the number added in a later stage. Just an assumption.