HI, new to the forum but have been looking around a lot with regard to VINs. I have a 1946 3100 that I just bought. It was titled in Calif and back then they put an "assigned" VIN on the vehicle. It was made up by CA DMV and had nothing to do with the actual VIN. It is titled as a 1946.
After some searching, I found the original VIN plate painted over. Carefully removing the paint, it has stamped on it:
In the middle of the plate: "46"
In the lower right is: 5CK 05 2307
The last 4 digits above are slightly smaller than the first 5 digits.
The stampings are fairly legible and easy to read, so no mistake on the numbers or digits.
What I gather from this is:
5 = Built in Kansas City
CK = 1946 or C=1946 and K=November
05 = ???
2307 = serial number off the line.
But the CK is confusing. In some places it says one thing, and another something else. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what it is?
Last edited by Gdads51; 07/19/2023 10:05 PM.
