#Corvair vin number decoding serial numbers#
#Corvair vin number decoding serial number#

#Corvair vin number decoding serial numbers#

The 1943-44 bikes have serial numbers starting with an вЂњHвЂќ followed by six numbers starting with a вЂњ1вЂќ Ex: H115639.

#Corvair vin number decoding serial number#

It appears most вЂ™42 bikes have a serial number starting with вЂњDвЂќ followed by five numbers starting with a вЂњ5вЂќ Ex: D52680. Military models are referred to as вЂњG519 models and the frame can have either a straight or curved down tube. June 1944 Civilian Model (Lightweight) 1942 to 1944 Military Model G519

1940 Chieftan Serial Number 1942 to 1944 generally used one letter followed by five or six numbers. In the example below there is also a number (2) underneath. May have вЂњWвЂќ, вЂњHWвЂќ, or вЂњHBWвЂќ in the serial from 1937-41 1940 Western Flyer Serial Number (Huffman)ДЇour numbers followed by вЂњFAHвЂќ and may or may not have a number underneath Ex: 7820FAH 1939 Firestone Serial NumberДЄ lot of 1940 bikes have a serial starting with вЂњBвЂќ followed by four or five numbers. Many but not all 1937 Firestone Fleetwood Supremes have a serial that starts with вЂњHвЂќ followed by five numbers Ex: H10376 1937-1941 a letter followed by four or five numbers with, or without, one number below the other numbers is used. I have seen the month and year reversed as well. 1938 Serial NumberДЄnother way to date a lot of 1938-1944 bicycles is by looking at the back of the fork crown which will have either two or three numbers e.g. 1934 Serial Numer 1937-38 generally used five numbers with one number below. Note: I have not found the serial number list for the Western Flyer Huffmans contained in the вЂњABC BookвЂќ to be accurate for the pre-1947 serial numbers.

Notice some of these numbering systems overlap years and may be specific to how the bike was branded for example the Firestone bikes.Дetermining the exact year of a bike is usually done based on the frame design as well as other features on the bike. The below examples are what are generally found. An amazing amount of variety exists between numbers even on the same models such as the вЂ™37 Firestone Fleetwood Supreme. There seems to be little rhyme or reason to a lot of the early serial numbers seen on Huffman bicycles.