48 hood side chrome emblem states THRIFTMASTER or LOADMASTER (no CHEVROLET and no series designation);
53 hood side emblem changed this year and looks like the 54 emblem (series-number designation but no CHEVROLET)
tube-style shocks in 53; knee-action shocks in 48
bendix brakes in 53; huck brakes in 48
door windlace attached with metal screw-in strips in 48; windlace held in by slide-in channels in 53
outer grill bars painted body color and inner grill bars painted Thistle (light) gray in 53 (no stripes on the bars); inner and outer grill bars painted body color in 48 - outer bar had a horizontal stripe matching the cab stripe
chrome grill was available in 48; no chrome grill option in 53
headliner middle-bar was a screw-in metal strip in 48; floating metal strip in 53
front hood emblem die cast in 48; stainless steel in 53
80 mph speedometer in 48; 90 mph in 53
Door post ID plate blue & silver in '53; black & silver in 48
