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Hello, I am new to this site. I have been restoring trucks for the past 10 years. I have never restored a car. This 36 master deluxe sedan is my first car that I want to restore.
I do not have a title but want to have a vin inspection done by the local police as part of applying for title.

I am trying to find my Vin number and do not know where it should be located.

Here is the info I have:

Located on the plate in the center top of the firewall=

Style # 36-1019

Body # T23527

Trim # 03

Paint # 150 (I think)

I also found a plate on the floor passenger side next to the battery opening. It reads 2FA086968
I think this may be a Fisher Body number?

My engine block cast is 836010

My exhaust manifold cast is 837209

I have a copy of a registration from two prior owners and that lists the VIN number as 6738942.

I can not locate a similiar number on the car.

Could someone steer me in the right direction?

Regards,
Ken My email is leduc00@msn.com

Ken,
The numbers break down as follows-
This tag is the Fisher Body ID plate.
36-1019 = a 1936 Master DeLuxe 4 door with trunk. Chevrolet called it a Sport Sedan.
Body T 23527 is the body number. T = body made at the Tarrytown, N.Y Fisher Body plant.
The 23527 is a production sequence number for the body.
The trim # 0f 3 is incorrect. It would be either a #53 or #54 for that series.
This refers to the upholstery.
The 1936 paint numbers ranged from 196 to 204.
The 2 FA 08 xxxx is the car serial number. The 2 indicates the car was assembled at the Tarrytown plant, The 08 is the month (Aug), the following numbers is the sequence number. That number appears to be incorrect as the body number is higher and would be a higher number for Aug production date.
The casting numbers are correct for a 1936.
The registration number is the engine number. Most states used the engine number for registration prior to 1955. Yo will find the engine number stamped into the raised pad to the rear of the fuel pump.
1936 engine numbers ranged from 5500179 and up.

Hi There and welcome to Chevy Chatter II!

You have found your car's serial number! The serial number that you were looking for is on the plate on the passenger side of the car next to the battery opening. The number 2FA086968 is the car's serial number, it is not the Fisher Body Number. Your Fisher Body Number is the body number of T 23527 that is on the firewall plate.

2 = Tarrytown, New York factory
FA = 1936 Master
08 = Car was manufactured in August of 1936 (late production)
6968 = Number of the run in that factory. However, you might have missed a digit in the serial number because for the number of the run it is way under the body number that you posted. For example, your body number of T 23527 indicates that your car was the 23,527th Sport Sedan made in the Tarrytown factory in 1936, however, your car serial number of 6968 indicates that your car was the 5,968th (serial numbers started at 1001) car made in the total production run of the Tarrytown factory in 1936. So, it appears that your serial number needs another digit...probably at the end of the number, which would make your car the 59,68?th car made in the Tarrytown factory in 1936.

Hello, Thanks very much for the insight about where to find my Vin number. I can't wait to get back out tomorrow AM to look for the final digit I missed on the serial number and look for the registration number on the engine.

I can then get the VIN number validated by the local police and apply for my title.

Then I can move forward with my restoration on this car.

I found this 1936 Chevy Master Deluxe sedan out on Marthas Vineyard in the town of Chilmark about 3 weeks ago.

When the seller opened the door to the old boat shed where the car had been parked since 1984 I began to look for a polite way to the exit.

The car had 1" of thick dust and surface rust all over it.
It was surrounded with lumber and old boat parts. It was very dark and difficult to get a great look at the car.

Upon closer examination I began to realize that the car had only surface rust on it and had no rust through at all.
It was all original and complete. Just what i like.

A week later I returned to pay the seller for the car. We pulled the car out of the shed with my brothers 4x4 pick up and filled the tires with air. They all were flat but held air.
The car is in great shape seeing it sat for such along time.

It even has the original spare tire, jack and lug wrench in the trunk.

It has a beautiful banjo steering wheel and a GM fan on the steering column.

It also has a bar on the back side of the front seat. I think this is where you would hang your blanket when you weren't using it to keep warm.

The original heater is in the car too and looks to be in perfect shape.

The interior will have to be all redone.

I am looking forward to exploring and learning all about this car.

i decided to join VCCA today as well.

When I figure out how to attach pictures I will add some here.

Until then if you want to see pictures of this car or my 1946 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up email me at leduc00@msn.com

Regards,
Ken

Ken, That sounds like a "rare barn find".............or would that be a boat house find.
The original jack is a screw type bumper jack with a kind of crank on top. There are jack brackets on the rear bumper brackets for attaching the jack. The front just uses the bumper brackets. Jack is worth a few bucks.

Chevgene and Junk yard dog, I found the last digit of my serial number today "7" so it turns out to be the 59,686 th car off the line.

The registration number was just where you said it would be.

How sweet. I'm calling the police....to have them validate the Vin next.



Finding my engine number was just like uncovering the buried

treasure.

Thanks again.

Ken