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Decode your 1949-1952 Pontiac Serial Number

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How to decode your 1949-1954 Pontiac Serial Number

Serial Number

The serial number is composed of:

1st: A letter indicating the factory of origin. (Shown in chart)

2nd: A figure indicating the number of cylinders, six or eight. (6-Six Cylinder;
8-Eight Cylinder)

3rd: Two letters indicating first the year of manufacture and the transmission
used. (Shown in chart)

4th: The sequence in which your car was built starting with 1001

1st: The first letter in the serial number indicates the factory of origin.
Letter: Assembly Plant:
A Atlanta
C South Gate
L Linden
W Wilmington
K Kansas City
F Framingham
P Pontiac, Michigan
3rd – The two letters indicating
the year of manufacture and the transmission used (S-Manual; H-Hydramatic)
between 1949 and 1954 are as follows
Year: 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Manual RS TS US WS XS ZS
Automatic RH TH UH WH XH ZH

Now for a complete example, if your cars serial number
is W8WH14479 the decode would be; W-Wilmington, 8-Straight Eight, W-1952,
H-Hydramatic, 14479-13,478th car built at the Wilmington plant.

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