Cool article; thanks for the link.  Ill send you the vin info in the next few days.  Ive attempted to decode it based on service manuals I have, but it would be interesting to verify my interpretation.

By the way, any idea if Ford has the ability to track where a car was originally sold, to who, etc?  I think GM has a service like that....

I would love to find the whole history of our car.  When we got it in 1989 it had been sitting in a barn since 1970 in Indiana, but the owner was an old gentleman from Wisconsin.... being stored and sold by his nephew in Plymouth IN (nowhere near wisconsin!), so I would kill to find a way to trace the history of the car... any ideas?

Thanks!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

e-mail me your numbers I have a book that can translate them to english. eadgpdhome@msn.com

55Birdman  Hickory NC

Actually, Im north of Chicago.  We bought the car from someone in wisconsin, who had it stored in a barn in Indiana for about 20 years before we bought it in 1989......Part of the reason I want to try to find some more about the history of the car...

Thanks!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Are you in the east,that your car is from Chester?

I have an electrician buddy that had a tour of the plant when he was in school.Ill have to ask what year.I think Chester closed in the 60's


  Dennis in Lititz PA

Ah ha!  Thanks!  That was the only Chester I could think of, but couldnt find any back-up.

Does anyone have any idea how to get any of the paperwork of history of the car by the vin?  I know you can (i.e. Marti report) for later fords, but anybody know how to do that for the '50's cars??

Cool truck, BTW!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL

Chester PA, both my pickup and my 55 club sedan were made in Chester PA.Next county over from Lancaster.

  Dennis in Lititz PA

In decoding our vin plate, I found out that our 56 sunliner was born at the "chester" plant.  I know this will sound stupid, but Chester where?  What state?

Thanks!

Ron Grove

Wauconda, IL