Rick, It's not stamped anywhere like on a car. You have to have some sort of clue to follow.
If you have a registration number, even foreign, I can likely help (even if the bird is not of current registry). If you have an engine that has a dataplate you can presume that is original and perhaps Continental has records that will link it with a particular Ercoupe. Give me that information and I can tell you if I have further information on such Ercoupe that may help to verify it it could be your bird (in which case you can order the FAA CD for prior paperwork that should yield further clues your parts may be consistent with) or verify it can't be. If it is impossible to identify specifically, it can be helpful to figure out the general place in Ercoupe production from certain parts present. A 65hp (no accessories) engine means it's a prewar 415-C (but some were later retrofitted with later engines). An original C-85 engine data plate suggests an E or G Model (which each had the "split" elevator) unless the nose strut has a 4" wheel and tire. While many C-75 engines have been converted to 85hp, relatively few received fresh Continental dataplates in that process. If the elevator has a movable tab the serial number would be between 1623 and 4868. If the fuselage tank is aluminum (6 gals.), the serial is above 2622. If the main gear upper leg attaches to the front of the wing spar, it's below serial 812. If the trim is a bungee on the control column the serial is 212 or below Airframes "totalled" after an accident or otherwise written off (parted out out) that are taken off registration have a way of reappearing elsewhere as a pile of parts, sometimes without a dataplate. Regards, WRB -- On Jul 31, 2010, at 09:40, flyboyhorseman wrote: > Where would find the serial# for an ercoupe 415-CD with a missing data > plate?? > > Rick > Flyboy > N214RP
