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Do 4 cylinder engines have the vin number stamped
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moxie1945 |
02-11-2025 @ 8:04 AM
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Does a 1932 car with a four cylinder engine have the vin number stamped on the side of the block. If there is no number does that most likely mean it is a warranty block.
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CharlieStephens |
02-11-2025 @ 10:48 AM
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There was no number stamped on the block but the pad was still there. The engine/transmission number was stamped into the flywheel housing. Some local jurisdictions may have required the number be stamped into the block but it was not from Ford. Charlie Stephens
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3w2 |
02-11-2025 @ 1:51 PM
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There's a raised rectangle on top of the flywheel housing where the engine number was stamped. That was the practice on Canadian and U.S. produced '32-'34 fours. I am not sure whether U.K.-produced fours followed the same practice.
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3w2 |
02-13-2025 @ 5:59 PM
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I have since confirmed that the U.K.-produced '32 four-cylinder engine blocks were numbered on the left side like its Model A predecessors.
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moxie1945 |
02-14-2025 @ 10:08 AM
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I've found a 32 car that has the vin number not only stamped on the frame but on the block. And the block number fonts look original, not dealer made. As far as I can research it is an american car.
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3w2 |
02-18-2025 @ 9:09 PM
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If it is a low engine number, it could have been done before the change in location, although I've not heard of others so stamped. Alternatively, it might have been replaced under warranty in a state that did not require renumbering of replacement blocks.
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moxie1945 |
02-19-2025 @ 9:08 AM
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Alternatively, it might have been replaced under warranty in a state that did not require renumbering of replacement blocks. I do not understand this statement. If it was replaced under warranty most likely there would not be a stamp on it.
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PAMPA1 |
03-13-2026 @ 11:45 AM
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Tengo un 4 cilindros de 1932 y tiene un número VIN en tres partes del chasis y en la carcasa del volante de inercia (los números no coinciden), y el bloque tiene el marco de numeración, pero no lo tiene. Mi pregunta es si los números de motor deberían coincidir con los números del chasis.??? translation: I have a 1932 4-cylinder and it has a VIN number in three parts on the chassis and on the flywheel housing (the numbers do not match), and the block has the numbering frame, but it does not have it. My question is whether the engine numbers should match the chassis numbers???
This message was edited by efv8CofAAdmin on 3-13-26 @ 4:31 PM
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