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When I purchased my 1940 Special Deluxe Sport Sedan the owner told me it had its original engine. I have cecked and the serial number is 144605. I can seem to locate the correct range of numbers of serial numbers in 1940. Can anyone help me? Do I have the correct engine?
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1940 passenger car engines that were assembled in Flint carried 7 digit numbers. Tonawanda assembled engines used a 6 digit numbering system preceeded by the letter B. If you happen to have the B preceeding the six digit number given your engine was assembled in the month of February 1940.
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The range of serial numbers for a 1940 engine are as follows: Flint: 2697268 - 3665902 Tonawanda: B105462 - B221935 Since your serial number only has six digits, is there a prefix letter in front of the serial number?   
The Mangy Old Mutt
"If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"
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Walkerville, Ontario aka Windsor: 1997877 … 3556862 or 3557935
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Thanks so much I missed the B before the 144605. I feel much better!!
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I see that you are located in Arizona. As a member of the VCCA, we have the advantage of utilizing alot of information from our Technical Advisors. The 1940 Tech Advisor is located in Phoenix and is a wealth information pertaining to the technical data for all 1940 models.
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