'55 hood emblems have short fat spears that come off the top edge, while
'56/'57 have long skinny spears that come off the bottom.
Also the hood emblem on the '56 is painted Black and on '57 it is red to
match its oval shaped fender spears, however they are the same casting as
stated by others.
Another small difference is the '55 fender spears are one piece, while the
'56 spears which look like the '55 are two piece (i.e.:"3100" -
"CHEVROLET").
Don't know about Amber vs. White lenses but my '56 has Amber and I believe
they are the original ones.
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: <Passnb4U@aol.com>
To: <bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Telling a '55 from a '56
> In a message dated 11/26/00 7:47:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> bcubed@vanhalen-irc.com writes:
>
> > > Roger, you mentioned the "hood emblem change" and the "fender emblem
> > > placement" on the '55 and '56 Chevy trucks. What were the specific
> > > differences? I've never been able to tell the '55 and '56 trucks
> > > apart and would like to be able to tell which is which.
> >
> > I dunno about emblem changes, but it was my understanding that the '55
had
> > white parking lights and '56 had yellow. Or the other way round.
> >
> > Bill
>
>
> Yeah, the hood emblems are different...the '56 is the same as the '57...
>
> Also the fender emblems on the '55 (different from the '56 too...) are
> below the fender ridge line.
>
> Not sure about the parking light emblems:)
>
> Mike
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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