thanks for the replies folks
i have a pic of the tag from the firewall but i can't upload it to photobucket cause i'm on dialup and it keeps timing out on me
. i can email it if someone could post it for me that might help.
haven't been able to locate the VIN - i'm not actually home right now to examine the car - which is still in the field where i found it. rumor has surfaced there may be an old ford in another field a few acres over, i can't wait to scope that out. apparently the olds engine may have been located in the farmer's barn - i'm heading there tomorrow to investigate.
the source i used to decode the serial number is canadian -
www.canadianclassiccars.com . i scrolled through a ton of other decodes and managed to piece mine together pretty well ( i think i did okay).
the tag has the body serial listed simply as 813. i'm not sure how many plants in canada were making the olds back in 52 - i'm going to guess only one which would explain the lack of a plant code (maybe?)
dumb newbie question - what's a fisher body manual ??( is that something like the many haynes manuals in my garage ?)
thanks to all. here's hoping there are no surprises when we move the car on the weekend - its been sitting in the elements for years, lord knows what'll happen when we lift it onto a flatbed. cross your fingers for me.