In a very recent thread, another stovebolter mentions that his California truck had the original plate replaced with something issued by the California DMV.. and those numbers don't seem to reveal any specific information about the vehicle.
A "stock" serial number would have started with a factory code.. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 20, or 21, followed by a two character Series code (a '46 1/2 ton would have been CK or DP).
Sounds like the number you have is the California issued number, and the original cowl tag with the original factory serial number is lost like a fart in the wind.
Your numbers sound alot like the numbers off my '46 1/2 ton engine.. if I remember correctly, the numbers on the pad just left of my '46 216 engine start with DBA.. could be California used the number off the engine as the serial number.
