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Hi all.

Can anyone please decode the Australian fordson serial numbers as stamped on the id plate. I figure the date is obvious but unsure how to understand the rest. My power major plate is as follows.
5 B M.1.60 2767 A529

It has a number stamped on below the fuel lift pump on the chassis rail which is V007004P
Below number 1 injector on the horizontal surface is stamped V007003P.

The engine number is stamped above starter motor and is 1524778 indicating a built date of September 1959.

Any information will be appreciated.

Thanks Ben

The BM stands for Broad Meadow Ford plant where the tractor was "Australianised"

The numbers are Australian numbers and I do not have any information on them but your dating is about right. Built in England in 1959 September, then a couple of months shipping to Broad Meadow, dated 1960 for Australian records.

Barry M might have more information.

The numbers V007004P and V007003P have been stamped on the tractor by the Victorian Police. The tractor has been taken to a Police Station for a Registration and Victoria Police would never accept the fact that there was no such thing as a Chassis Number on the Fordson, so gave it one. They obviously couldn't find the Engine Number and seeing a blank space on the Block have give it a new number.