You can see all the info needed from the Chevrolet archives at the GM Heritage Center web site.

The 1938 serial number info is hard to follow as it's spread out across a few pages, but they made it much clearer in the 1939 package using the exact same format.

Here's the 1938 info...you need to look at page 4 for the model identification "HC" and then page 9 for the serial number location/number starting with 1001.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/do...hevrolet-Trucks/1938-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf


Here's the 1939 package...page 13 has a complete sample of the serial number format.

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/do...hevrolet-Trucks/1939-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

Hope this helps,

Mike B smile

Mike Boteler

1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod
1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep
1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo
1984 Jeep CJ7
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Silver Spring, MD