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Hello Gang,
I am new to this group as I am now a new '30 sedan owner!
I read on some list that the latest recorded evgine number was LESS than mine so I thought I would share my numbers.

1930 Universal Sedan (or so the original title says...
VIN: 5AD55098
Motor #: 2056902
1st sold: 11-21-30
FDP: $625.00

best,

Rick / Tusla

Super Don R.

Calling Dave Dawn.... where are you?? :confused:

I have a 1930 two door. I am not sure what body it is. I have a poster "1928 Chevrolet 1933 THE ARRIVAL OF THE CAST IRON WONDER" mine looks like the top center car. It says 1930 universal series AD. There is a 1930 on ebay that looks like mine and they call it an independent. WHat do I have??? thanks pAUl

What is the Job Number that is on the Fisher Body cowl tag under the hood? :confused: :confused: :confused:

j30966 is the # on the firewall. I can't find a paint code. No tag on the inside of the car.
Thanks pAUl

That is the Body Number, not the Job Number. The Job Number would be something like 30551 with no letter in front of it. Post the Job Number and I will tell you what model you have. Paint codes were not listed on the Fisher Body cowl tag until 1931. For 1930, the paint code number was stamped on the driver's side wooden main sill only, and most of the time that number has been worn off. By the way, all 1930 models were the "Universal" series. That car on eBay is not an independent and the auction company that is selling it has no clue as to what they have. :eek: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Yeah! there he goes faster than a speeding National AB!...... and smarter than Kaptain Kangaroo!,.......... with his faithful companion ,Elvira, he circles the reaches of cyber space in a flash!... and is able to topple an Ebay posting with a single word, correct bad Chevy news with a click of the mouse!.... and even count the flowers on the wall!.. who is this Marvel? why it is.... JUNKYARD DOG of course.

JYD keep up the good work saveing the old Chevy codgers from a life of untrust and lies!
Your fan, Wacky Macky

I thank you, and Elvira thanks you Macky Wacky! Hi Yo Silver........Away!!!!! :eek: :eek:

The last engine number I recorded for 1930 is 2085701, casting date Sept 2, 1930, car number 6AD 52126, job number 30551 (coach) and body number O 10960.

I am now the owner of the '30 Sedan that Rick Lindsay, the originator of this thread owned previously. I noticed in the Job No. 30551 thread that JunkYard Dog and d2d2 provided some good information on these vehicles from the various numbers. I would like to try and see what more you gurus can tell me a this '30 model.

What I have is:

Rt. Sill Plate: Universal 5AD 55098

Cowl Plate: Job No. 30559, Body No. K12043

Engine No. 2056902
Block casting 835501, 6 230

It is a 4 door Sedan, but I don't know how to tell if it is a Special Sedan. It does not have side mounts, but has wire wheels. There are pull-down shades on the back and rear-quarter windows, and a foot rest bar and robe-bar on the back of the front seat. It has a trunk, with the spare mounted behind it so that the spare folds down when the trunk is opened. The trunk mounts on supports to the frame rails - not on a luggage rack.

What do you think? Original engine? Special Sedan?

Bob Strattan Tulsa, OK

Hey Bob! Here is what you have:

5AD 55098 = 1930 model built in the Kansas City, Missouri factory. It was the 54,098th car built in that factory in 1930 (Note: serial numbers start at 1,001)

Job Number 30559 = Sedan

Body Number K 1203 = Kansas City factory, 1,203rd sedan built in that factory in 1930.

Engine Number 2056902 = 1930 engine

Block Casting Number 835501 = Block used in 1929 and 1930.

Casting date = 6 (should be "G" instead, which is the month of July if the letter is a G instead of the number 6). 23 = twenty third day of the month. 0 = the year, which would be 1930.

In 1930 both the standard sedan and the special sedan used the same Job Number of 30559 since the Special Sedan was a mid-year addition to the model lineup. In 1931 the Special Sedan now had it's own Job Number of 31569.

Your car is a standard sedan.

There were no genuine Chevrolet accessory trunks offered in 1930, only a folding trunk rack. Your trunk is an aftermarket item and so is the spare tire mount.

Thank you, JunkYardDog, for all of the info. I'll double check the block casting date - you are probably right about the G instead of a 2.

I got the old girl running smoothly today. I had been fighting a dirty fuel system. ChevyChip gave me some good advice on the carburetor, and once I got all of the trash out of the jets it purrs like a kitten.

Any advice on the best way to clean and restore the innards of the fuel tank?

Why don't you start a string on cleaning tanks, I need to know also.

Have the gas tank hot tanked and if it comes out super-clean then don't use any of that tank sealer stuff. The best thing to do is the newest thing on the block.......and that is send the tank out to have it galvanized. This system is slick and it is far superior to the tank sealer. Also, the tank comes back looking brand new, both inside and out, and it will last forever. This system works great on tanks that have rust holes in the bottom as well.

Also, whenever a carburetor is rebuilt, before running the car, always make sure that the fuel system is clean...especially the gas tank. Otherwise, your new rebuild will be contaminated by dirt and the money spent on the rebuild wasted. :eek: :eek:

I think it is also a good idea to buy a new line from the fuel pump to the carb but don't put it on just yet, cut the old line a few inches from the carb and install one of the Fram or AC throw-a-way gas filters, if the filter clogs up at least it won't get to the carb, carry a couple of spares and change it when it clogs or every 200 or 300 miles just to be safe, run a couple of tanks of gas thru the car , then put the new line on, I buy the one from National Chevrolet ( 49 thru 54) with the glass settlement bowl and modern type paper filter, they show when you get water or rust from the tank. There was one installed on my 1928 when I bought it, I need to reroute the line but I will keep the settleing bowl filter.

JYD, Is there a new franchise that galvanizes tanks or should any company that does industrial work be able do a tank?

There are several companies that galvanize gas tanks, but I don't have their names available. I think that one of them advertises in Hemmings. A friend of mine had his gas tank done (it was full of holes) and when he got it back it was absolutely beautiful!

Any chance you can get that company's name from your friend, JYD? :)

Sure......when I see him, which about once every 4 or 5 years! :eek: :eek: :eek:

JYD , when you see him ask him, do you think it will just be a few years? I hope so I will probably need another one for my 51 in a decade or two, I only have two. If not would you look it up in your Hemmings, or send me one you have just finished reading, I am too cheap to buy them any more.

I will probably see him around 2006 or 2007. And, I don't get Hemmings, and I haven't received it for about 10 years now........and I don't miss it a bit either!!! :eek:

YOU Too? Y U old cheap-skate U!

Lenn had the idea on another string of some of these strings being turned into tech articles for the G&D this topic and string would be a good one to do.