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Good close up digital pic of Engine Serial Number might help in deciphering it.
Posted on: 2023/5/24 18:56
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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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Yes, by all means provide a high quality close-up image of the number and perhaps someone here can decipher it.
CE is an extremely common engine number suffix for the 22/23rd series denoting updated type pistons rings,camshaft, and larger capacity oil pan. I'm not aware of a GE suffix.
Posted on: 2023/5/24 19:01
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Washington does not typically use engine numbers for registration (since engines can be changed) so is there some reason to not use the vehicle's ID tag on the cowl?
Posted on: 2023/5/24 19:13
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Wirebrush the area, rub with a piece of white chalk. It will make all the characters visible.
Also make sure you looking at the stamped number on the uppers driver's side of the block. Not the raised casting numbers.
Posted on: 2023/5/24 20:22
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-BigKev
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Yes, I have that tag also and will bring it with me to show.
Thanks
Posted on: 2023/5/24 23:02
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Okay, that may help me see it, I will give it a try
Thanks
Posted on: 2023/5/24 23:05
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Don't bring the tag to the DMV without the car! Never let on that it is just screwed on and I am saying that as a licensed VIN verifier.
Posted on: 2023/5/25 1:23
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I am pleased to say that I got a new vin number stamped on my front left frame rail and a tag pu on the upper A pillar. The WSP Inspection tried to identify the strange numbers the CE stamped on my engine. Thanks to Owen-Dyneto for the information about the CE suffix. The WSP said that proves the engine is a 1948. This took almost 2 hrs. I. Was very pleased with their tenacity.
Posted on: 2023/5/27 10:17
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When I was a teenager in the ‘60s, Washington state wanted to do that to my 1940 110 which I fought and won as I did not want any non-original numbers stamped on it. The DMV works for us, not the other way around!
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