DeSoto ID

[BobDeSoto]

What do these numbers tell us for this 1951 DeSoto?

  Vehicle  # 627 6226

  Body # 100 3283

  Engine # S15 35I57

 

 

 

 

 

[greg g]

Engine number comes back to a 51, can't comment on the others.  Serial number can give build date give or take 30 days.  

[Dan Hiebert]

I believe you can still request a build sheet from Chrysler, which can often provide even more interesting info than what you ask.   A search of the Forum will uncover the details.  Although, I vaguely recall that it was questioned if Chrysler still provided those after the merger with FIAT, with no real answer.