no to that, the engine serial number was used by states to register vehicles, but only tells you about the engine [and with a 58 engine, what can that say about a 51 truck?] the vehicle number was the GM way to ID them by year, plant and production sequence, it doesn't tell you a lot more than what you can see looking at the truck .... the resto pak for 51 is available here for the basic info on each model, including the format of the vehicle number

but welcome to the garage, you can learn a lot about your truck here - check around the various forums and fire away with your questions

Bill

Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot