The V8 (M) is wrong. It should be
V8: (M) 16083001-16392956
the same as the Fury V8. All V8 Plymoiuths used the same serial number
sequences. It is just that the Fury was built only in Detroit from 1956 to
1958.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1957 Plymouth Serial Numbers explained?/58 Imperial
again
> Book:
>
> "... V8: (M) 1683001-16392956...." "... Fury V8: (M)
16083001-16392956"
>
> Not sure what I was thinking about on this one. 1635 falls into both of
> those groups (1st 4 digits) -
>
>
> Of course, I'd been awake around 28 hours straight by then so that may
have
> something to do with it. I was at least smart enough to bring home the
tag
> itself so that doesn't get lost -
>
>
> Bill K.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark J. Hash" <mjh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Bill K." <pontiac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 1957 Plymouth Serial Numbers explained?/58 Imperial
> again
>
>
>
> ---VIN tag reads: 16358329 - no suffix, prefix. it shows "serial
numbers
> changed at each factory as follows" and lists various groups for 6 and V8
at
> each plant. It then gives a listing for Fury V8 serial numbers, and that
is
> where my confusion arises - the serial number falls into the group shown
for
> Fury V8's.---snip
>
> All '57 Furys were made in Detroit. Other models were also made in the
> Detroit plant, too. All V8 Plymouths made in Detroit in '57 had VINs that
> started 16xxxxxx. Other factories used number sequences that started
> differently: Evansville 22xxxxxx and LA 26xxxxxx.
>
> So the only unique information you can gather from your VIN of 16358329 is
> that it is a V8 1957 Plymouth (no model specified) and was made in
Detroit.
>
> Mark mjh
>
> '57 Fury '58 O/D Savoy in sunny OR
>
>
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