Good afternoon. I recently purchased a 1939 Pontiac 2dr sedan, a pretty bare shell missing both axles, for restoration.
The tag is still on the firewall and I'm hoping someone could shed some light on exactly what I have here. I contacted GM Historical & an independent advisor and both were unable to help as it's a Canadian car. I'm pretty sure it's the smaller body as the filler is on the passenger side but after that I haven't found a lot of info
the tag reads;
Model 2211
Serial 9-221180535
Engine 1302336 Body Serial 79
Trim 265 Paint 902
If someone has the necessary resources and a few moments to decode the tag info I would really appreciate it.
Regards, John.
Brendan said
May 24, 2018
Did you contact GM Canada?
JohnW said
May 24, 2018
I did. They directed me to an independent company in Oshawa that were helpful but unable to break it down completely.
norontcan said
May 24, 2018
Here's what I've been able to come up with.
model 2211 = called an ARROW which is a 2 door sedan trunk 5 passenger
serial 9-221180535 = the 6th digit (8) indicates it was manufactured in Regina where serial numbers started at 9221180001 and went to 9221180972
engine = 1302336 = engine numbers went from 128953 to 19977876 ( that's a lot of numbers but taken straight from the book and is most probably all plants )
sorry my paint code list only starts in 1950
list price = $930
shipping weight = 2890 pounds
Might someone like McGee literature have a brochure on the car?
JohnW said
May 24, 2018
That's very helpful sir thank you very much for taking the time to do that.
I learned the 902 paint code indicates 'York Maroon'. Would anybody know what the 'TRIM 265' code indicates?
Good afternoon. I recently purchased a 1939 Pontiac 2dr sedan, a pretty bare shell missing both axles, for restoration.
The tag is still on the firewall and I'm hoping someone could shed some light on exactly what I have here. I contacted GM Historical & an independent advisor and both were unable to help as it's a Canadian car. I'm pretty sure it's the smaller body as the filler is on the passenger side but after that I haven't found a lot of info
the tag reads;
Model 2211
Serial 9-221180535
Engine 1302336 Body Serial 79
Trim 265 Paint 902
If someone has the necessary resources and a few moments to decode the tag info I would really appreciate it.
Regards, John.
I did. They directed me to an independent company in Oshawa that were helpful but unable to break it down completely.
model 2211 = called an ARROW which is a 2 door sedan trunk 5 passenger
serial 9-221180535 = the 6th digit (8) indicates it was manufactured in Regina where serial numbers started at 9221180001 and went to 9221180972
engine = 1302336 = engine numbers went from 128953 to 19977876 ( that's a lot of numbers but taken straight from the book and is most probably all plants )
sorry my paint code list only starts in 1950
list price = $930
shipping weight = 2890 pounds
Might someone like McGee literature have a brochure on the car?
That's very helpful sir thank you very much for taking the time to do that.
I learned the 902 paint code indicates 'York Maroon'. Would anybody know what the 'TRIM 265' code indicates?