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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:24 pm    Post subject: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

Hello, i found an oval body shell with chassis number 1-0986280. As i looked this is september 1955. But on the body at the brake fluid bottle area, 49909 is stamped. What is this number? Thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

is there another digit missing there?

that is the body number, but the number you have given is a early 1949 body number. i take it you do not have a split window body?

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

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Take a look.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

subamaniac wrote:
. . . an oval body shell with chassis number 1-0986280. As i looked this is september 1955 . . .

I'd agree. A 1956 model year Oval Window.
As Luke said . . . the other number is the body number . . . nothing to do with the VIN.

Your front heater outlets are louvered and up close to the bulkhead, correct?
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

yeah correct.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

subamaniac wrote:
yeah correct.


Can you give more pictures of the car? I know that the heater vents were moved up in late 1955, but your body number implies an early shell. Back in the old days, people used to remove the split window and replace it with an oval. Do you have an Oval dash? You may also have an early nose. My car is from 1955, but my nose was replaced and is dated 1954.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 1:34 am    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

Hello, what do you mean 'up'? can you show me a photo to see the difference? The only photos i ve got right now are the following, dont get fooled by the rear window the owner has changed it back in the days to see better!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Please help me identify an oval body shell Reply with quote

64-67luke wrote:
is there another digit missing there?

that is the body number, but the number you have given is a early 1949 body number. i take it you do not have a split window body?

luke


Think the bodynumber match quite well. The new bodies for the 56 year model started from zero again in august 55. The 56 starts at chassi # 1-0929746.

1-0986280 is an october car, not september Smile
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