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Fred41

03-05-2026 @ 9:58 PM

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Hello, my name is Fred and I'm the proud owner of a 1941 Ford. I'm looking for any information regarding the history of this car. Its chassis number is 186349732. Its last license plate number was AQ06381 Oregon. Thank you in advance for your replies.

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03-07-2026 @ 9:09 AM

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Fred, I don't know if you are a member of the Columbia River V-8 Club, but if not I recommend you join. Perhaps someone in the club may know that car. Look in the left menu of this site and click on Regional Club Directory and select Oregon and you will find info on the club.

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03-08-2026 @ 4:10 AM

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Thanks for your reply, I'll follow up on that. It's a pleasure to have people like you. Have a lovely day!

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03-08-2026 @ 2:01 PM

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Welcome, Fred.

There are others on here who know more than me on this subject, but since no one else has replied I'll post what I know.

Sorry to tell you that there is practically nothing that can be learned from the serial number (in later years used as the VIN). This was a sequential number stamped onto the transmission when an engine/trans was manufactured in the Dearborn plant. The engine/trans were shipped out to the various assembly plants, and when dropped into a car on the assembly line that number was stamped on the frame of the car. That then established the car's serial number. Since that number started out as just an engine/trans number, it does not identify anything about the car, not which assembly plant, what model car, or anything else.

I understand there are records of engine/trans numbers by month of manufacture. From that you could tell approximately when your car was built, most likely within a month after the engine/trans was manufactured. I don't have that monthly info, maybe someone else can post a link.

License plate is also useless. Oregon DMV may have a record of who that plate was registered to if the plate is recent years, but due to privacy laws they would probably refuse to give you any info. And if the plate is old enough to be before computer records, they probably have disposed of the old paper records.

Most of us have the same curiosity about the history of our car, and most of us also have limited info. I know where my car was since about 1990 from personal knowledge told to me by the previous owner. But before that, it's a blank slate.

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03-08-2026 @ 2:04 PM

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Fred
Another thought. Your car appears to be in military dress. If you join a club of WWII vehicle collectors, they could probably give much more insight.

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03-08-2026 @ 10:54 PM

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Hi Jay,
Thanks for sharing this information.
I'll look into military vehicles.
Have a great week, Fred

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03-09-2026 @ 4:04 AM

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Jay, h*llo.
Do you know what this number on the engine-side firewall next to the regulator corresponds to?

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03-09-2026 @ 7:12 AM

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Sorry, I do not know what those numbers are. Maybe others on this Forum can tell us, someone with '41 knowledge.

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03-09-2026 @ 10:17 AM

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THANKS ??

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