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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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Cleaning up My Engine which is out and on the Stand.On the upper back of the Block beside the Distributor opening is is a Cast #. 6H5. I believe this would be a Date Code for the Casting? Would it be 1956 , Aug, 5 or? The Block Casting # is CECK6015A which is Canadian Casting and may very well be the Original Engine in this Oakville Ont Canada built Fairlane.
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By darrell - 7 Years Ago
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all canadian 292 and 312 were CECK
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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darrell (11/11/2018)
all canadian 292 and 312 were CECK
I am aware of that. Over the Years Engines get replaced. Exchange Engines installed etc. It was good to see a Canadian Block in a Canadian Car. If that other # is a 1956 Date Code it matches the Year of the Car.
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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I found the Answer to my Own Question by going to Google. That Date Code is exactly what I thought is was. 1956 August 5. I don't have any way to determine when My Car was built as the Canadian Serial # Plate does not provide anything close to the Info on US built Cars which includes scheduled build Date.
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By paul2748 - 7 Years Ago
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With that late date it would almost seem that the engine was built for the 57 model year.
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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paul2748 (11/12/2018)
With that late date it would almost seem that the engine was built for the 57 model year.
I don't have an Answer for the late 1956 Date Code. When did they change over Car Production from 1956 to 1957? The Transmission is Air Cooled but being a Canadian build they may have still been using up 55 Transmissions? Wish I was able to identify when the Car was built.
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By marvh - 7 Years Ago
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Ford Canada Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955
I don't have the address anymore .
Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed.
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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marvh (11/12/2018)
Ford Canada Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955 I don't have the address anymore .
How long ago did U get this Information because I have been told they disposed of all this type of Records several Years ago? I will follow up on your Suggestion. It looks like Ford Canada Archives were transferred to University of Windsor in 1997. I will contact them and see if they have that Info in their Records. Was yours a late 55 or early 56 Model? Thanks Marv.
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By marvh - 7 Years Ago
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It would have been about 2003.
The records they have is very sketchy. They could not give an exact date just they knew from serial numbers what week the production was. The water cooled converter came later in the 56 year. Is your data plate on the firewall or on the dogleg?
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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Its on the Dogleg. I would be happy to even get the same Info U did.That would tell me if the Block Date would correspond to the Vehicle Date. Was yours a 55 or 56?
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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marvh (11/12/2018)
Ford Canada Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955 I don't have the address anymore . Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed.
Looking for the # U mentioned Is it stamped into Block on a machined Surface small Size or is it a Casting #. On the outside Edge of Block?
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By KULTULZ - 7 Years Ago
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marvh Posted -
Ford Canada Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955
I don't have the address anymore"
Try Here - http://search.hipinfo.info/record/OAK3513
"Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed."
Well, that explains why countries such as AU require an Engine VIN Stamping on attempting to import a car.
Fascinating, THANX!
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By KULTULZ - 7 Years Ago
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I am not overly familiar with FORD of CANADA, but isn't the CAN PATENT PLATE similar to the US?
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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Does not have nearly as much Info as the USA Data Plate. US Plate includes scheduled Production Date as Part of Information. Canada does not.
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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marvh (11/12/2018)
Ford Canada Oakville ON can give the build date if you send a request along with the serial number. I asked for the build date for my convertible and they responded last week of Sept 1955 I don't have the address anymore . Being a Canadian engine there should be a stamped number on the front drivers side block just below the parting line between head.consisting of two letters and a set of numbers. Look for these numbers and it will tell year of vehicle installed.
Block # TT2344. According to the Parts Catalog TT is a 1956 Engine which means it could still be the Original Engine in this Car even with an Aug. Casting Date.
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By KULTULZ - 7 Years Ago
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The VIN 6th and 7th characters ID the car as a 1956 model.
You have a CANADIAN FORD MPC/CHASSIS CATALOG don't you? Scan the PATENT PLATE page and you should be able to decipher the complete VIN.
The actual ENG CASTING DATE could be for either model year depending on when 56 production ended. Maybe that info URL I posted can give you that date?
Once the block is released from the casting plant, it still has to be machined and assembled. I would think all of that is done fairly closely in CAN so it wouldn't take as much lead time as it was done here.
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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I have the break down of the Vin #. Doesn't tell You a whole lot other than Body Style, Assembly Plant, Consecutive Assembly #, Paint Code, and Interior Trim Code. Pretty basic Information compared to the USA Vin Plate which gives much more detailed Information. See s  ample Pictures
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By marvh - 7 Years Ago
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Mine was a 56 Meteor convertible. To the best info myself and some other Canadian pers in the Crown Vic association The data plate changed from the firewall to the dogleg about December 1955. The highest serial number we know of having the dataplate on the firewall is just over 120000 There should be another dataplate on the firewall which will have a bunch of numbers stamped on it such as 427, 418, 417,430 etc these appear to be the assembly line build info for the car during the build, such as std or auto trans,OD trans, PS,PB It does not include the dealer installed options on the car ,
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By marvh - 7 Years Ago
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The numbers and letters are stamped with a 5/16 or could be 3/8" letter/ number punch. It is not cast in the block
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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I did find the Block #. TT2344. That's listed as 1956 Engine. The Data Plate on Firewall is gone. Anyway I have a little more Info than I started with. Thanks.
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By marvh - 7 Years Ago
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To bad that dataplate is gone as Ford Canada does not seem to have the info what the car came from the factory with,
Not like the Emminger or Marti sheet for later USA build vehicles
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By oldcarmark - 7 Years Ago
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I agree. This Car has several Options not commonly seen together. Power Seat, Windows, Top, Steering, Rocker & Fender Mouldings, T&C Radio, Tinted Glass, Wire Wheel Covers. The Seat and Windows I believe are Original judging by the Wiring. Would have been nice to have that other Tag.
No Power Brakes which I would have expected with all the other Options.
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