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I have a 1938 Packard Model 6 the vin number is 11883015 how do you read this or what does it tell you?

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The vehicle number format is usually in two parts with a dash between them. In this case 1188 is the body number and 3015 is the sequence number which started at 1001. For your car that would make it the 2015th Six Business coupe that was made in the 16th series or 1938 model year. It was built on the 1600 chassis. In addition to providing the model info the numbers are important when looking up parts in the manuals. Most body and trim items would be listed as fitting the 1188 while most mechanical or chassis parts would be listed for the 1600.

Check out the 1938 model info page for some basic information.https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/modelinfo/index.php?mode=year&id=1938&ButtonYear=Go and for additional mechanical info the Oct 1, 1937 service letter Vol 11 #19 gives the standard specifications in effect when the model was introduced.

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