Note the number is facing out towards the wheel just behind the front spring shackle on the drivers side of the. This location should be very close to correct for all Detroit built 1940 to 1947 1 1/2 ton to 2 ton Dodge trucks. Please contact the Registry maintainers at the below email address if you have any suggestions or questions. A 1942 WF-32 Cab Chassis truck built in Detroit, Michigan has its frame number location shown in the two images below. I hope to update this page from time to time as more info becomes available, and feedback is given about other information that would be good to include on this page. More data is needed to complete this chart, as so many of the numbers in the books have never been seen on real world trucks. There are charts of Body Tags in the parts books, but from checking real trucks there are very few numbers used in the real world. The style of cab it is, 12 is the most common cab, it is the style used in pickups, stakes, etc. Every time something major was changed in the cab the first two digits changed. The Year that cab was designed, or possibly the year that cab design was ordered. The 1940 to 1947 Body Tags break down as follows Sequential number for that cab style, all cabs got numbered in order by style. The style of cab it is, 1-2 is the most common cab, it is the style used in pickups, stakes, etc. What the M stands for is unknown at this time. There are two basic layouts to the numbers on the Body Tags, the 1939 layout from a PT-81, shown on the left, and the 1940 to 1947 layout from a 1947 WF-32 shown on the right.
If a tag is not found in the standard location it may be hiding somewhere else on the body. The Body Tag may been found in other locations, like mounted to the glovebox door, or other places on the firewall. This was mounted on a Sheriff's Department Equipment Truck that was built on a Flat Face Cowl base. An example of a 1946 WF-31 tag in that location is shown in the two images below.
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The body tag moved from the passenger side door jamb to the drivers side at the same time the Serial Number tag moved in mid year 1946.įlat Face Cowl trucks and other special bodied 1939 to 1947 Dodge trucks sometimes got the Body Tag mounted on the passengers side of the cowl, on an area the hood covers when it is down. Body Styles, Cab Chassis, Chassis Cowl, Windshield Cowl, Platform, and Stake. The majority of 1939-1947 Dodge Trucks have the Body Tag located as shown in the images, on the front door jamb below the Serial Number tag. 1 1/2 ton and to 1947 Dodge Trucks built in Detroit. The Body Tag on a 1947 WKA-66 is shown in the two images below. The Body Tag references the body, so there are different numbers for Regular Cabs, Flat Face Cowls, Panels, etc. The Body Tag (also sometimes called a Cowl Tag) for a 1939-1947 Job Rated Dodge or 1939 to 1941 Plymouth Truck is found below the Serial Number tag on most trucks.
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How to Decode a 1939 to 1947 Dodge or Plymouth Truck Body Tag
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