I was looking at a standard 4 door sedan that has a cowl tag that reads: Style 35-1209 Body F 50, Trim 6 or 8?, paint 162, Engine number M137987. The body tag on the front floor cross member Reads: 1DC109488, which is Flint Plant, 34 Std, October build, number 9488 off assy line correct ? I know this body was introduced in October of 1934. The engine, frame, and gages were 34. Why the 35 cowl tag? It appears totally original and rivets looked undisturbed. Car still has the original Regent Maroon paint under the black paint that was peeling. The interior looked worn, but undisturbed.

The 1934 Standard 4 DOOR was introduced late in 1934. Looks like that car was one of the first ones. It is a 1934 chassis, engine and drive trains, etc. with a 1935 body.
The 1935 body number on a 1935 chassis sold as a 1935 would have an "A" after the body number.
The 2 door body was revised at that time with the rear section being longer and the back panel more verticle. The coupe was also changed but for most part look almost the same as a 1934 body. The body number had to be checked to see what year body was used.

So your saying it is a 34 even though the cowl tag says 35-1209. the difference is the body says F 50 which makes it built in 34. Correct?

Thanks.

Or the Style number would be 35-1209A if it was 35?

The F50 = body built at Fisher Body plant in Flint and was the 50th 1934 Standard 4 door to leave the plant.
Yes, a 1935 would have an A after the body style number.
The 1935 Standard had a different dash and the battery was under the front seat due to the 1935 having an X type frame.

Thanks for the clarification.

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dash panel is the same for 34- 35 std, whats different is the colour of then gauges.

early 1934 Chevrolets were classified as model series 200 from October 31 1934 too December 7 1934

the 1934 Chevrolet standard series " B " late " is referred too as the 1200 series with fisher body models having the 1200 designation IE = 1207 coupe. these bodies were 2 inches longer than the early 1934 200 models

mike lynch madmike3434

That information is not applicable to U.S. built cars...Joe

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YOU cannot say that because YOU do not nor does anybody else have specific producuction figures like I do.

Even tho those figures are Oshawa Canada production, they would mirror what they would have done in the usa.

Don't be so quick to say it isn't the same .

mike lynch

The production figures you have for the Canadian built cars is a great thing that you are sharing here. The US never used the 200 series & yes you are correct about the dash being the same from 34/35 Standard & the gauges were black faced in 1934 & white faced in 1935. It is my understanding that the dashed in Canada were full wood grained. US was not...Joe

We must remember that during these "hard times" Chevrolet was not about to throw away anything. Low production meant that parts that did not get used were used on the next years model.