marvh Posted -

Ford Canada  Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955

I don't have the address anymore"

Try Here - http://search.hipinfo.info/record/OAK3513

"Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block  just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed."

Well, that explains why countries such as AU require an Engine VIN Stamping on attempting to import a car.

Fascinating, THANX!

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Looking for the # U mentioned Is it stamped into Block on a machined Surface small Size or is it a Casting #. On the outside Edge of Block?

  

Its on the Dogleg. I would be happy to even get the same Info U did.That would tell me if the Block Date would correspond to the Vehicle Date. Was yours a 55 or 56?

  

It would have been about 2003.
The records they have is very sketchy. They could not give an exact date just  they knew from serial numbers what week the production was. The water cooled converter came later in the 56 year. Is your data plate on the firewall or on the dogleg?

How long ago did U get this Information because I have been told they disposed of all this type of Records several Years ago? I will follow up on your Suggestion. It looks like Ford Canada Archives were transferred to University of Windsor in 1997. I will contact them and see if they have that Info in their Records. Was yours a late 55 or early 56 Model? Thanks Marv.

  

Ford Canada  Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955
I don't have the address anymore .
Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block  just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed.

I don't have an Answer for the late 1956 Date Code. When did they change over Car Production from 1956 to 1957? The Transmission is Air Cooled but being a Canadian  build they may have still been using up 55 Transmissions? Wish I was able to identify when the Car was built.

  

With that late date it would almost seem that the engine was built for the 57 model year.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

I found the Answer to my Own Question  by going to Google. That Date Code is exactly what I thought is was. 1956 August 5. I don't have any way to determine when My Car was built as the Canadian Serial # Plate does not provide anything close to the Info on US built Cars which includes scheduled build Date.

  

I am aware of that. Over the Years Engines get replaced. Exchange Engines installed etc. It was good to see a Canadian Block in a Canadian Car. If that other # is a 1956 Date Code it matches the Year of the Car.