How to Locate VIN Numbers on a 1950 Model Ford Car. Early Ford Serial Numbers. How to Decode a 1962 Chevy Impala's VIN Number.

According to my copy of The Standard Catalog of American Cars, a '50 Ford's VIN does NOT begin with the assembly plant code, but with a Model Code, either OHA for a 6 cyl or OBA for an 8 cyl. The model code is followed by the assembly plant code and that is followed by the unit production number which, at all plants, began with 100001 and went up. That being the case, a 6cyl built in Kansas City would be OHAKC10xxxx. Srv soul to soul youtube. An equivalent 8 cyl would be OBAKC10xxxx. I have a '50 coupe built in Long Beach, CA and it follows this pattern.

The attached plate with this number should be near the top of the firewall, near the center. Click to expand.Maybe I am missing something, but it appears that if your car begins with an O that your car does not meet the format. The link (attached) describes the first position of the serial number as the engine identifier (note there is no O), and the second position the last digit of the year. This also agrees with Ford factory publications, and the first two positions of the serial number use the same format on all Fords from 1950 to 1959. Have you checked the serial number on the frame to see if it agrees with your Patent Plate?

Okay, after re-reading some of these posts and links, especially the last one from Van Pelt, I see where the difference in my obervation and your's can occur. According to the Van Pelt chart they have a column labeled 'model code', which begins with 0 (that is zero, not 'O'), which starting in 1950 was the model year, and then engine code followed by plant code. THAT is the format on my firewall tag. In the next column however, labeled 'serial #', the sequence starts with the engine code first.