Re: Thief-Proof Numbers (body serial numbers)
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Dave (O_D),
a) this way to the related car and b) this way to the related thread. image source: ebay; item number 231978279690
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Re: Thief-Proof Numbers (body serial numbers)
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Dave (O_D), what follows are the thief-proof and vehicle numbers of a 1939 Packard Twelve, which is up for sale.
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Posted on: 2019/3/26 10:37
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Thanks for thinking of me with the numbers!
It's a left-over 1938 Twelve body, as are about half of the 1939 Twelves. Twelve sales in 1937 suggested a good sales year for 1938 but the 1938 mini-recession changed all that.
Posted on: 2019/3/26 10:40
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Dave (O_D), this car is up for sale in Germany. The inner storage compartment looks special.
1929 645 Dietrich Coupe Thief-proof number 031739 Vehicle number 257999 BDN numeric excerpt by O_D
Posted on: 2019/3/29 15:33
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I am in the process of acquiring a 1938 1607-1136 (V-12 Club Sedan) which, of course, is missing its "Decalcomania" (Packard's word, not mine). So, having read several of the posts here related to the TPN and other numbers, maybe you can offer up some guidance here. Here is what I know:
Title VIN: 1136201A, TPN: 411772, ENG: A600171 Do these numbers make sense?
Posted on: 2019/5/15 15:07
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Dave(Owen_Dyneto) would be able to give a more definitive answer but from my viewpoint all those numbers look "good" for a '38 Twelve.
VIN: 1136201A - Body type number for a '38 Twelve Club Sedan is 1136. The 201 should be actual sequence number of the body. Can't recall the actual starting number of the sequence but Dave would know. TPN: 411772 - Should fall within the range of TPN's for '38. ENG: A600171 - Sits within in the range of '38 Twelve Engine Numbers of A600051 -> A600620 PS - Don't forget to include the '38 Twelve Club Sedan in the Packard Owner's Registry.
Posted on: 2019/5/15 15:54
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/o[]o\ ==== Bowral, Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia "Out of chaos comes order" - Nietzsche. 1938 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD 1941 One-Twenty Club Coupe - SOLD 1948 Super Eight Limo, chassis RHD - SOLD 1950 Eight Touring Sedan - SOLD What's this? Put your Packard in the Packard Vehicle Registry! Here's how! Any questions - PM or email me at ozstatman@gmail.com |
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The VN from the title, 1136201A is not a correct representation of the original vehicle number. The sequential portion (that part of the VN after the 1136) commenced with 2001, not 201; and the last character would be a digit, not an alpha. So your original VN would have been 1136-20??.
Your theft-proof number is quite low, within 1000 bodies of the start of 1938 production (all models). And the Twelve motor number is very low, in fact the lowest I'm aware of. Couple that with what is apparently? a low VN for a club sedan (estimate of perhaps 70 built) and it all seems to be reasonably consistent.
Posted on: 2019/5/16 7:21
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Thanks all. This has been very helpful and enlightening. Is there a location anywhere else on the car or chassis that would have been stamped with a sequence or serial number? As we work on this car, it will be interesting to see what is on the back of the original door panels and under the seats to see if there were any crayon marks to indicate a body number that might help narrow down the serial number mystery. Unfortunately, even if I were to come up with the actual serial number as it should be, it might be a battle not worth fighting to get the Washington DOL to correct the titled number. So, this Packard may forever be know as 201A for title purposes. I have guessed, based on the early range you state of the known numbers, that the error on the title might have actually been a misread of -2011, -2014, or -2017 depending on how it was hand written on an old document.
Posted on: 2019/5/16 14:06
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Robert,
Look behind one of the kick panels. They often placed car numbers there. It may not say 20xx, but it will say XX. 14 or 17 apparently in your case. My engine is A6000190 and my TPN is 411792 so things seem to be in the right orbit. Mine is a 7 passenger touring sedan. 1134-20xx. Bill
Posted on: 2019/5/17 9:37
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