Re: Build Date

Posted by Bobby Crumpley on September 02, 1998 at 07:27:55

In Reply to: Re: Build Date
posted by David Dewey on September 01, 1998 at 20:21:59

Well, to echo what David said, I would *suspect* that the truck's build date followed the engine build date by a month or so.It is probably dependent on where the car itself was built.For instance, my '31 deluxe tudor, which was built at the Houston plant, has a mid june date (on the engine) but the date stamped on the firewall is 7-23-31, which I assume is the date that the car was built.
I know that the judging rules allow a time window, but I cannot remember for what span of time.Maybe Marco or someone else will clarify this.
: Jay,
: Kinda difficult to do, especially w/ commercial vehicles. I was going to suggest checking your splash aprons, but the commercials kept the two-piece apron & board. Hmm, Look for overlapping features, like the dash panel (oval or round speedo) Radiator shell styles (seems to me there were two commercial styles in '30/31) If your car is unaltered, you may be able to find one or two features that would only overlap in production for a month or two. Typically body production/vehicle assembly fell behind engine production--although this varies from month to month. For instance, my '30 sport coupe has a March engine, but signs of being assembled in Calif. in June. ( I figured this out decades ago and have now forgotten what details told me that, sorry!).
: Good Luck!
: David

Follow Ups:
Re: Build Date Joe Grobleski September 02, 1998 at 21:07:14(1)
Re: Build Date Bobby Crumpley September 03, 1998 at 19:22:40(0)
Re: Build Date Dave Sturges September 02, 1998 at 10:33:43(3)
Re: Build Date Bobby Crumpley September 02, 1998 at 11:06:45(2)
Re: Build Date Dave Sturges September 03, 1998 at 09:33:50(1)
Re: Build Date Bobby Crumpley September 03, 1998 at 09:43:46(0)

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