1966 Frame Stencil Research; Help from '66 owners

[Michael H.]

Re: 1966 Frame Stencil Research; Help from '66 owners

Michael,

So if the birthday of Kurt's car is 3-25, a frame stencil date of 3-22 would make sense. Yes?

Gary

Gary,

Yes, I think it would be well within the range. The birthday calculator may be off by a day but even if it is, the time span is typical.

Unfortunately, the Smith body dates can be very confusing for people.

[R N.]

Re: 1966 Frame Stencil Research; Help from '66 owners

[quote=Michael Hanson (4067);566830]Gary,

Yes, I think it would be well within the range. The birthday calculator may be off by a day but even if it is, the time span is typical.

Unfortunately, the Smith body dates can be very confusing for people.[/quote]

Confusing.... I'll say. I get so programmed to thinking everything dated, must be dated before the engine stamp date and trim tag date, it's hard for me think of something dated after that as being correct - but then again, it's an AOS body

BTW, March 25th is the correct production date for my car, per the NCRS delivery data.

THANK YOU Gary and Michael for your thoughts.

[John H.]

Re: 1966 Frame Stencil Research; Help from '66 owners

Unfortunately, the Smith body dates can be very confusing for people.

Confusing.... I'll say. I get so programmed to thinking everything dated, must be dated before the engine stamp date and trim tag date, it's hard for me think of something dated after that as being correct - but then again, it's an AOS body

Kurt -

And to add to the confusion, there were TWO A.O. Smith plants - the one in Ionia, Michigan that built the bodies, and the one across the river from St. Louis in Granite City, Illinois that made all the midyear frames.