Yep, Just checked my Chevs of the 40s cat. and mine are the 46 style. The plate does have a vin, some stamped and some engraved of
14DP-J7205. It looks like the #s got fuzzy and someone tried to preserve them. So what I'm getting is the 235 could be original but not likely?
It really doesn't matter to me except for ordering parts and such.
Thanks to all for the posts
Jim