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#179227 Sat Mar 13 2010 12:05 PM
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In my continuing efforts to gather information and dating periods for these tins that truly enjoy collecting, I'm looking for some help from you car guys. A few years ago I had a Chevy oiler tin with a part number on it and some of you were able to list the pics on car specialty sites as well as through your own collections of manuals and were able to establish a time frame for the oiler. That is the type of help I need once again. below are pics of some tins and the part numbers are shown. I'd be very grateful to any info, or catalog images that can be found and provided. Thanks in advance for your help.













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lordparaffin #179229 Sat Mar 13 2010 12:11 PM
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That Cadillac tin is sweeeeet, Dave. I bet that cost a "pretty penny", LOL.


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Bob Richards #179248 Sat Mar 13 2010 05:16 PM
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Chevrolet kit364975 is for '34-38 passenger and 37-38 truck.
That's all I can help you with right now.
The GM kit #602549 Is also for the years listed above. Apparently the Chevrolet logo was replaced with the GM logo, so the tin would probably date from the '40s.

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They made LaSalle from 1931 to 1940. All GM cars went to sealed beam headlights in 1940. Model 78 Ford was a 1937 85hp.

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Dave,

The Chevrolet tin goes back as early as 32, the star burst logo is on a lot of Chevolet advertising from that time frame.

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Thanks guys. This is somewhat illuminating and a slight surprise at the same time. Does anyone have any numbers or records that would predate the '30s? This just seems to be such a narrow time frame. Does anyone have anything on the Ford part number? Any clue what the "model 78" represents. Sorry to be filled with questions, but research is not easy on these. The original manufacturers of these tins are either no longer in business or changes over time has morphed them into something different today. Most of the auto parts companies no longer exist and any records or info on the net is sparse and tough to come by so I need use every angle I can think of. Once again I can't thank everyone enough for your help.


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lordparaffin #179379 Sun Mar 14 2010 11:11 AM
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From my records , I can only help on the Ford Box. Those lights would have been found in a Ford dealership in the early 1930's to about 1949 when Ford went to the Maroon and sand yellow colored boxes . Uh try Stacey Brown at Antique Auto Supply in Arlington Texas too. Stacey's mind is a steel trap and if ya don't beleive me go there sometime he knows if it's in or not every time . Ed Shaver


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Listing from 16th Edition Hollander Interchange Manuel page 280; Ford 1937 Model 78 85 HP motor numbers #18-3331857 to 18-4186446. The 60 HP was a Model 74.

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Thanks to everyone for their input and taking the time to look things up for me. It helps a lot and can't say enough about the folks here.


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