I was going to start this thread asking if anyone could decode my serial number as it wasn't matching what I found posted elsewhere on the site. Then I realized it might be the engine serial number and sure enough it was ... I have a 216ci, built in Flint, MI FYI ...

So, it appears that my original serial number was ground off the gross weight serial plate and replaced by the engine serial number. Would the original serial number be found anywhere besides the drivers door jam on a 1953 3100?

If not, is there anyway to trace the engine serial number back to the truck it was installed in?

I would like to know a little more about my truck (just purchased), but think I may have hit a roadblock here.

Thanks in advance.

1953 Chevy 3100 5-Window