Calendar
Year 1932 |
Month |
First No. |
Last No. |
March |
1 |
1,195 |
April |
1,196 |
8,066 |
May |
8,067
|
31,411 |
June |
31,412 |
79,186 |
July |
79,187
|
139,501 |
August |
139,502
|
163,301 |
September |
163,302
|
185,001 |
October |
185,002 |
202,192 |
November |
202,193
|
208,789 |
December |
208,790
|
212,238 |
Calendar
Year 1933 |
Month |
First No.
|
Last No. |
January |
212,239 |
224,451 |
February |
224,452 |
237,502 |
March |
237,503 |
249,729 |
April |
249,730 |
280,947 |
May |
280,948
|
319,801 |
June |
319,802 |
361,501 |
July |
361,502
|
408,901 |
August |
408,902
|
459,701 |
September |
459,702
|
502,101 |
October |
502,102 |
527,478 |
November |
527,479
|
537,353 |
December |
537,354
|
561,592 |
Calendar
Year 1934 |
Month |
First No.
|
Last No. |
January |
561,593 |
629,379 |
February |
629,380 |
697,187 |
March |
527,188 |
771,780 |
April |
771,781 |
849,791 |
May |
849,792
|
944,776 |
June |
944,777 |
1,030,758 |
July |
1,030,759
|
1,095,201 |
August |
1,095,202
|
1,159,278 |
September |
1,159,279
|
1,218,942 |
October |
1,218,943 |
1,238,293 |
November |
1,238,294
|
1,268,647 |
December |
1,268,648
|
1,352,202 |
Calendar
Year 1935 |
Month |
85hp
First No.
|
85hp
Last No.
|
60hp
First No. |
60hp
Last No. |
January |
1,352,203 |
1,453,345 |
|
|
February |
1,453,346 |
1,572,687 |
|
|
March |
1,572,688 |
1,707,190 |
|
|
April |
1,707,191 |
1,850,565 |
|
|
May |
1,850,566
|
1,969,876
|
|
|
June |
1,969,877 |
2,066,818 |
|
|
July |
2,066,819
|
2,142,481
|
1 (c) |
20 |
August |
2,142,482
|
2,201,636
|
21 |
584 |
September |
2,201,637
|
2,265,324
|
585 |
890 |
October |
2,265,325 |
2,349,456 |
891 |
2,099 |
November |
2,349,457
|
2,427,431
|
2,100 |
2,475 |
December |
2,427,432
|
2,503,757
|
2,476 |
3,250 |
Calendar
Year 1936 |
Month |
85hp
First No.
|
85hp
Last No.
|
60hp
First No. |
60hp
Last No. |
January |
2,503,758 |
2,617,512 |
3,251 |
5,218 |
February |
2,617,513 |
2,699,301 |
5,219 |
6,253 |
March |
2,699,302 |
2,809,915 |
6,254 |
6,601 |
April |
2,809,916 |
2,918,966 |
|
|
May |
2,918,967
|
3,015,651
|
|
|
June |
3,015,652 |
3,101,880 |
6,602 |
7,879 |
July |
3,101,881
|
3,209,943
|
7,880 |
15,467 |
August |
3,209,944
|
3,281,836
|
15,468 |
17,801 |
September |
3,281,837
|
3,339,698
|
17,802 |
29,298 |
October |
3,339,699 |
3,385,902 |
29,299 |
47,764 |
November |
3,385,903
|
3,445,808
|
47,765 |
67,205 |
December |
3,445,809
|
3,516,674
|
67,206 |
89,920 |
Calendar
Year 1937 |
Month |
85hp
First No.
|
85hp
Last No.
|
60hp
First No. |
60hp
Last No. |
January |
3,516,675 |
3,610,119 |
89,921 |
116,033 |
February |
3,610,120 |
3,699,375 |
116,034 |
145,996 |
March |
3,699,376 |
3,801,576 |
145,997 |
185,705 |
April |
3,801,577 |
3,904,846 |
185,706 |
219,457 |
May |
3,904,847
|
3,992,051
|
219,458 (a) |
260,782 |
June |
3,992,052 |
4,082,325 |
260,783 |
299,759 |
July |
4,082,326
|
4,119,401
|
299,760 |
320,341 |
August |
4,119,402
|
4,179,648
|
320,342 |
351,663 |
September |
4,179,649
|
4,246,719
|
351,664/352,505 |
385,923/386,279 |
October |
4,246,720 |
4,320,521 |
385,924/386,280 |
422,514/423,167 |
November |
4,320,522
|
4,388,053
|
422,515/423,168 |
456,028/456,508 |
December |
4,388,054
|
4,438,368
|
456,029/456,509 |
468,894/468,967 |
Calendar
Year 1938 |
Month |
85hp
First No.
|
85hp
Last No.
|
60hp
First No. |
60hp
Last No. |
January |
4,438,369 |
4,450,249 |
468,895 |
469,014 |
February |
4,450,250 |
4,471,551 |
|
|
March |
4,471,552 |
4,499,135 |
|
|
April |
4,499,136 |
4,499,834 |
476,288 |
489,144 |
May |
4,499,835
|
4,557,128
|
489,145 |
494,262 |
June |
4,557,129 |
4,587,197 |
494,263 |
502,002 |
July |
4,587,198
|
4,625,616
|
502,003 |
502,273 |
August |
4,625,617
|
4,650,603
|
502,274 |
506,754
(b) |
September |
|
|
506,755 |
509,243 |
October |
|
|
509,244 |
519,207 |
November |
|
|
519,208 |
525,351 |
December |
|
|
525,352 |
530,688 |
The basic number (as shown above) was always preceded by an "18"
for regular 85/95hp motors or a "54" for the smaller 60hp
motors. The chart above does not include these prefixes. The actual stamping of
the motor number was done into the top of the transmission case near the top of
the bell housing. When the motor and transmission were placed into the chassis,
the same numbers were stamped into the frame rails of the new chassis.
Resources: The information given in this chart is based
on the data given in "The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built
It" by Edward P. Francis and
George DeAngelis (IBSN 0-911383-03-4).
Caveat!
In reviewing the various sources of serial number information (and we have not
even researched them all) we find that there are occasional discrepancies. Sometimes,
the Ford record keeping was not entirely correct. Some serial numbers within a
sequence were simply never assigned to a vehicle. Other details that don't make
sense prevent us some assuming 100% reliability in these statistics. As
confirmed details become available to us, we will add reference notes or make
corrections as necessary. Also, the monthly production of motors is not a very
reliable source for identifying when the vehicle was built. The motors were
shipped out to the various branch assembly plants, where they were put into
stock and fed into the local production as needed. Depending on where the motor
was shipped, and the motor stock situation at that particular plant, the motor
could be in the system for up to a couple months before being placed into a
production chassis for completion as a finished automobile or truck.
Notes:
a) The first part of V8 60hp motor block production had
the "tin side" configuration. With motor #21,901 Ford changed to the
all-cast iron block.
b) The first of the 1940 model 60hp blocks with the larger crank journals was
motor #506,501.
c) Actual first production of the V8 60hp motor was begun in 1935 for shipment
to overseas model manufacturing (thru serial #6601). First production for the
U.S. market began with #6602 in June of 1936 for the 1937 model year cars.
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