After using the resources on the site I found out some interesting things regarding the title and VIN of my truck. It has had a legal title in AZ from at least the previous owner, but I always wondered about the VIN plate. It appears to have been hand stamped and replaced at some point. It is in the correct location, but not having seen a correct plate, I'm not sure how it is supposed to look for that year.
What I've learned now is that it is a partial VIN. It is 3JD10, which tells me it was a 39 3/4 ton built in October of 38 in St. Louis. Okay, so far so good, the JD is correct for the vehicle, so I suspect the rest is as well, and the last info got dropped during a title transfer sometime, somewhere.
My question is this, does anyone have any info on how I might begin to at least find out how many 3/4 tons rolled of the line on that month and year? That at could help me narrow down it a bit perhaps?
Also, does the US have a site similar to GM in Canada for vintage trucks? What other resources exist to at least start to track down this information?
I am sure it is somewhere on this site and many of you who are more experienced might at least point me in the right direction.
Many thanks!
