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Heading to the farm this next weekend with a metal detector to do some archaeological digging to see if there are any parts that are buried in the dirt where the truck was sitting for 60 years.
Then I've made arrangements with the Hamilton County museum in Syracuse, Kansas to spend a few hours taking pictures, measurements, tracings, etc. of a truck that is just like mine.
This should answer a lot of questions for me.
I have a pile of parts that were underneath the vehicle when we moved it.
I did an inventory of the tin that makes up the cab skin. They are all there.
Unfortunately, my brother in law, years ago, took all of the tin pieces off of the cab, through them under the truck so they would blow away, and threw away all of the wood that was rotting to clean up around the place. Little did he know how important those wood pieces were for patterns.
Thats OK. With the tin and and some detailed pictures and drawings that I acquired, measurements and patterns tracings at the museum, I should be able to reconstruct the cab accurately.
Also I will be able to look at how the plate is on the truck for the identity of my vehicle.

Question:
I saw this on Ebay.
It is a reproduction of the original fire wall plates on the truck.
Should I buy one and have it stamped with the proper info on it and attach it to the firewall, since my plate are weathered off?

1930 Chevrolet Truck

Supposedly, this is a reproduction 1930 truck ID plate

I am OLD! Thanks

Dave,

I kind of like the old plate, it's part of the story and it's what Chevrolet put on there. There are lots of cars and truck from back then that no longer have the plates, so you still having yours is special.

my 2 cents...

Mike B

Update:
Step One: The Sheriff came out yesterday. (Small town, I guess theres not much to do in a small town)

When he walked up, he said COOL!!!!!
He spent over an hour crawling all over the vehicle. Found numbers in places that I hadn't even seen. Took pictures of them all and several views of the vehicle.
I told him I had pictures I could send him. He said that he had to take pictures to assure that these were the actual parts on the truck.
Had me fill out a bunch of paper work.
Told me not to put a wrench to the vehicle yet.
He has to make out a report that shows pictures and his observance and testimony that there were no tools used on the vehicle and no parts replaced on the vehicle prior to inspection. (All original) That way when it goes to the State, they can cross check a national database of reported stolen parts. Makes sense.
Glad I hadn't started taking it apart yet.
All in all, a lot of work he has to do and a great value for only $20.00
When he was leaving, I asked him doesn't he want to know what make and year the vehicle it is.
He said, that wasn't his job. Once it was sent to the State, they would determined that with all the information and photo's the sheriff has supplied, and it would be on the title once issued. Wish I would have known that in the beginning. Let the State do all of the research! Hah.
Now this is the best bang for the buck. It looks like the State does the biggest part of the work and research and it will only cost me $3.50 Thats three dollars and fifty cents, not three hundred and fifty dollars.
But now it's killing me that I can't work on disassembling things for a week or so. Ugh!!!!!
Thanks to all for the help so far.
Hope as a newby that I don't get on everyones nerves asking so many questions.
Dave

One step at a time and it will be done before you know it...Gald it's working out for you!

Mike B

Wasn't it Confucius who said a journey of 1000 miles begins with one step?

.....15 minutes a day will work wonders. Regardless if your working on it or surfing for parts and stuff. You'll be amazed in a months time. You're well on you journey. The first step, as Tiny mentioned, has already been taking.