That practice started in 1955 with the TFs; never done on ADs.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Stonecypher" <joe@stonecypher.com>
To: "Old Chevy Trucks maillist (E-mail)" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Please Help Me Correct My VIN
> I don't know about ADs but TFs had the VIN also stamped on the frame in
two
> places, one by the steering box and one near the drivers side rear cab
> mount.
>
> Joe Stonecypher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Noyes
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 2:41 PM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Please Help Me Correct My VIN
>
>
> Thanks. Luckily, the PO had the title, so I'm totally legal now with my
own
> title and new registration. I was only going for authenticity as far as
the
> VIN/door plate was concerned. I guess it's a lost cause...
>
> Athough, the resource William provided might be able to help me link the
> engine number to the VIN
>
> contact Classics
> P.O.box 776
> Byron,Ga. 31008
> 1(888)870-8071
> they can get you a title
> Bill 48'chevy pick-up
> Channahon,Ill.
>
> I'll give'em a call tomorrow. Too late today by east coast time.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Terry Stellman
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:53 PM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Please Help Me Correct My VIN
>
>
> The number you have looks like the engine serial number which was commonly
> used to register the vehicle. There is no way of getting a door plate
> number correct by guessing because it contains the actual production
number
> of your truck as well as the plant it was produced in.
>
> Terry Stellman
> 1949 3600
> Missouri City, Texas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Noyes [SMTP:dnoyes@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 3:39 PM
> > To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [oletrucks] Please Help Me Correct My VIN
> >
> > Can someone please provide me with a known-good example of a 50 3600 VIN
> > so
> > that I can take and educated guess at the correct VIN for my vehicle?
> >
> > When I purchased my 50 3600 (well, actually 3604 as it is the pickup),
> > there
> > were nearly no markings from which I could get the VIN, except the
> > registration. The ID plate in the door frame was gone, the original
> > engine
> > and tranny were gone, and all I had to work with was the present, valid
> > registration papers. I want to make a correction through the DMV and
get
> > a
> > new door post plate to make things right.
> >
> > I know there are VIN decoders on the web; it is using them that has
> > convinced me mine is wrong, at least in the first section (the letters).
> > My
> > guess is the numbers are right, but someone along the line misread a
> > letter
> > and registered that way, and then the door post ID vanished. Maybe
these
> > things happened in reverse order. I don't know
> >
> > Here's what the registration says: AHCA757910. I'm betting I (or
someone
> > out there) can fill in the blanks and fix the mistakes in this.
> >
> > By the way, I like to take this opportunity to state what most of you
> > already know: this post is a fantastic resource... I have learned a
> > tremendous amount by reading the threads, and appreciate the time all of
> > you
> > take to share. As I learn more, I hope to contribute as much as I take
> > away.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Jeff Noyes
> > 50 3600
> >
> > 757910
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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