Plymouth Owners Club

I have restored this truck and she is on the road.  Trouble is in this country I need a chassis number, which I can't find.  Anyone know where to look?  I'll just stamp it on if anyone can tell me the sequence used - it is needed to get the legal registration.

Thanks

Keith - not sure I can help but contact me at    More info I have from you, I might be able to help.  Jim Benjaminson

Quote from: KeithW on May 26, 2006, 09:43:08 AM
I have restored this truck and she is on the road.? Trouble is in this country I need a chassis number, which I can't find.? Anyone know where to look?? I'll just stamp it on if anyone can tell me the sequence used - it is needed to get the legal registration.

Thanks

The 1929-31 Fargo truck used the FEDCO serial number system, with the 1930 Packet (?-ton) and Clipper (3/4-ton) models using the AA-111-A layout.? ?The larger Freightliner (1-ton) used the A-111-AA layout.?

The FEDCO plate was attached to the instrument panel just above the gauges.? ?The engne number was stamped on the upper left side of the cylinder block, just above the water jacket between cylinders #1 and #2.? ?If the engine is original that would help determine what model you have (and what year).

Serial numbers were stamped on the chassis frame right hand side, just above rear hanger for the front spring or on the frame just behind the left front spring shackle.? Later models would move the serial number to the left side, just ahead of the front shackle of the rear spring.?

Engine numbers were also stamped on the frame, left side, around the rear shackle for the front spring.

Serial number sequences for the 1929 Fargo :
Packet 4 (QC) : EE-000-P to EE-102-R
Packet 6 (KC)? : EE-102-Y to EE-188-D
Clipper 6 (PT) : ED-000-P to ED-131-W
Freightliner 6 (K-1) : W-150-WP to W-194-EH

1930 Fargo :
Packet 6 (KC) : EE-188-D to EE-305-Y
Clipper 6 (PT) : ED-131-W to ED-142-P
Freighliner 6 (K-1) : W-194-ER to W-224-PR

1931 Fargo :
Packet 6 (KC) : EE-305-S to EE-311-R
Freightliner 6 (K-1) : W-224-PY to W-227-PY

The first generation Fargo was built in Canada, all 1929 models :
Packet 4 (QC) : EE-902-S to EE-906-R? (Total of 39)
Clipper 6 (PT) : ED-901-P to ED-901-R? (Total of 4)

Bill
Vancouver, BC

Thanks so much for the information.  We are busy now with the registration and will see what other problems arise.  We have a vintage registration procedure here, but that limits one to strictly non commercial use.  This truck will be used to advertise my business so I have to go through the full procedure. 

Have to put on a windscreen wiper - were these available in '29?  I've found a Bosch electric windscreen mounted unit which will do but is a bit modern.

Keith

Your truck used a vacuum operated windshield wiper motor mounted on the header board on the outside on the vehicle underneath the 'Cadet' visor. A push-pull lever entended through the header to the inside and this turned the motor on and off. A rubber vaccuum hose ran down the 'A' post and under the dash and then through the firewall to a metal pipe/nipple on the intake manifold just above the carb. A 6" wiper blade was original equipment. The motor was 'self parking' leaving the blade on the left side of the windshield when the button was pushed in. Most of the motors and blades were 'Trico'? made in Buffalo N.Y. (The buiding is still there ,I saw it a couple of weeks ago, but the Trico sign has finally come down.) The motors and blades are still fairly easy to find at flea markets but are getting expensive for a good working one. As they got older the grease and leather seal dried up and they refused to work but they can be repaired with a little patience and silicone grease. Good Luck with a rare vehicle.? :D

Thanks for that info about the wiper.  I thought it might originally have been a vacuum unit.  The people here who remember trucks of  that vintage told me it was a hand operated blade, as far as they could remember.  I'll look for a vacuum unit to fit.

My badge on the radiator cowling is falling apart.  Are these obtainable anywhere?   Also the speedometer has completely fallen apart, but I have the bits.  Are replacement units available?  The carburettor just disintegrated due to the original castings being too soft, but I was lucky to find a solid brass Studebaker carb that fitted straight on, dated 1926.

I see now how to attach pictures.  I'll send some.

Keith