job #s ao smith vs st louis

[Matt L.]

if you had a st louis car with job #250,then can the ao smith # be 251? how did that work if they didnt. i understand the ao smith bodies were already built but with no frame until assembly at st louis.

take care,
matt

[Michael G.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

i understand the ao smith bodies were already built but with no frame until assembly at st louis.

take care,
matt

That would be correct. Bodies were attached to transportation mules and shipped to St. Louis.

[Wayne W.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

As stated many times before on this and other forums, There are two sets of body job numbers going on at one time. The St. Louis line had its numbering system and the AOS shop had theirs. They both carried on in 500 number batches 1-500 and then started over. On the AOS line they actually noted the number of 500 series produced, by marking each with a letter, A, B , C etc. So and AOS body with something like E 251 would have been the 2251 ST. unit built.

To confuse the matter, when the body tag was issued, each body got a different number and they were split by coupes and convertibles. So, now there are four more sets of numbers going.

[Matt L.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

As stated many times before on this and other forums, There are two sets of body job numbers going on at one time. The St. Louis line had its numbering system and the AOS shop had theirs. They both carried on in 500 number batches 1-500 and then started over. On the AOS line they actually noted the number of 500 series produced, by marking each with a letter, A, B , C etc. So and AOS body with something like E 251 would have been the 2251 ST. unit built.

To confuse the matter, when the body tag was issued, each body got a different number and they were split by coupes and convertibles. So, now there are four more sets of numbers going.

thanks wayne. this question comes from how close me and a friends car was built. his was a st louis car and mine ao smith. our vin#s are within a 200 of each other and we were trying to figure out each others job# and if that # coincided with VIN #. say 19999 was st louis job # 250 and 20000 was ao smith job # 251 hypothetically. i understand what you are saying though and it can be confusing.
take care,
matt

[Wayne W.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

They have no relationship to each other.

[Henry S.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

As stated many times before on this and other forums, There are two sets of body job numbers going on at one time. The St. Louis line had its numbering system and the AOS shop had theirs. They both carried on in 500 number batches 1-500 and then started over. On the AOS line they actually noted the number of 500 series produced, by marking each with a letter, A, B , C etc. So and AOS body with something like E 251 would have been the 2251 ST. unit built.

To confuse the matter, when the body tag was issued, each body got a different number and they were split by coupes and convertibles. So, now there are four more sets of numbers going.

Wayne, I have seen several of these threads about the job numbers but I guess I never really paid much attention to them. I found the number "469" on the bulkhead of my 67 St Louis car. Should it have a "ST" behind it like your example? Thanks, Shooter

[Michael G.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

Wayne, I have seen several of these threads about the job numbers but I guess I never really paid much attention to them. I found the number "469" on the bulkhead of my 67 St Louis car. Should it have a "ST" behind it like your example? Thanks, Shooter

Shooter, I believe Wayne's use of "ST" is in reference to St. Louis as to my knowledge no letters were used on job numbers there.

[Henry S.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

Thanks Michael, I know I hadn't ever seen one like that.

[Wayne W.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

Sorry for the confusion. How do you write Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty First? (2251 St.)

[Michael G.]

Re: job #s ao smith vs st louis

Sorry for the confusion. How do you write Two Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty First? (2251 St.)

Leave off the St. Wayne, believe we can figure it out.... :-).