1942 Dodge Carryall Suburban

[dodgefargoman]

1942 Dodge Carryall Suburban ( I am assuming Detroit built)

This is one of the few that made it to civilian use.

It has stock roll up windows in back, RH spare wheel mount and body depression behind RH door and barn doors back.

Looking for some assistance in decoding some numbers.

On this vehicle the VIN plate on the RH pillar was removed.

Also there appears to have been previous damage to LF frame and serial number on frame is not legible.

What I do have is:

Body Tag number: 4149584 ( I did attempt to decode this from ply33.com but info came up as 1936 assuming it was a VIN)

Engine serial number:  T112915511164 C  (which I have been unable to decode)

Frame VIN / Serial number: is there any other possible place that this could be stamped on frame or body other than LF of frame and body tag.

Any intel on decoding this truck to date of build or location of additional serial number would be hugely appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Edited April 8, 2019 by dodgefargoman

[HotRodTractor]

Engine serial number:  T112915511164 C

 

That seems like a lot of digits - but assuming the engineering code is "T112" - that means its a 23" motor, either a 201ci or a 218ci built between 1941 and 1947 used in a WC and some WC-15 vehicles.

 

I know that doesn't tell you much, but its what I have. Good luck.

[dodgefargoman]

Thanks for commenting.

 

I know that is what I thought as well but that is the sequence on the block.

I believe it is a 201.3.

Most likely engine built in 1941.

 

Apparently the truck was built December 41 / January 42 as the civilian production stopped February 22, 1942.  

I have factory photos of the production line where you can see subtle changes after the war effort took over and the production of them became command vehicles.

 

I had hoped to extract something from the Body Tag but from what I can gather it is just a number with no decode.

 

Trying to chase back previous ownership through DMV to get that elusive VIN.