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| | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 36 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 36 | What year would this chevy truck be? vin DBA554708 Looking to buy for grandson. No pictures but is a solid farm truck. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 181 | Kansas Auctioneers Associations 4/18 auction lists that vin number with photos as a 1947 chevy lot #112. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 |
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Your grandson would be the envy of all his buddies! No loader on site means a lot of hand digging and fancy Jack work. Good luck on your bid.
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'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 | It appears to have a later 235 engine in it. It could be worth looking into.
Fred
1956 3100 Pickup/Red/350/3sp OD/PS/Disc Brakes
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1947 Willys CJ2A w/F-Head engine
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,315 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,315 | The box sides are from a newer 55 and up truck ,newer motor ,looks good on top been sitting in the dirt for awhile hopefully not to corroded from the dirt . Yes you will need a few shovels jacks and some air for tires I see there are a few extras in the box .good luck let us know if you get the prize. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 | The sheet metal looks promising. Grille looks pretty darned good.
I cringe when I look at how that old iron is squatting in the dirt- I hope the underside corrosion isn’t too bad.
Very attractive body style, certainly worth looking into. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 | FWIW, that area of Oklahoma, averages 31” of precip and 228 sunny days per year.
The precipitation is below National average, sunshine above average. If the soil is of loose , well drained composition there is hope. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | You will be bidding against Bud’s Antique Vehicle Salvage yard in Aline, Okla.
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,070 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,070 | The box sides are from a newer 55 and up truck I think the whole bed is from a 55ish truck, including the tailgate with the Chevrolet stamping on it. The pre-AD trucks had a plain tailgate, and the bed was narrower as well. Might be a good project, but the wheel & brake components are probably pretty rusty from being buried in the dirt. Hopefully not too bad.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | The serial number indicates it's a 1946, but it's missing the first number/s for plant identification... DBA554708 here's the way I see it, x = Assembly Plant (1 = Flint, 3 = St Louis, 5 = Kansas City, MO, etc.) D = 1946 second design (C = 1946 first design, E = 1947) B = this is a typo, could be P which is the 1/2 ton truck A = Month (Jan) 554708 = Unit number Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,987 | She's definitely been sitting there a while, the way it's sunk into the dirt. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 788 | What about the horizontal ridges in the sides of the box? I am not familiar with that detail. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,969 | I think the DBA number is an engine serial number.
D = second series 1946
B = 3100 series (1/2-ton)
A = Flint engine plant
Before 1955 many states title vehicles using the engine serial number.
I looked at the pictures and it’s definitely an Art Deco style truck. Production of these trucks continued into 1947 and many were titled as 47’s.
Last edited by Frank50; 03/23/2022 7:43 PM.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | I think the DBA number is an engine serial number.
D = second series 1946
B = 3100 series (1/2-ton)
A = Flint engine plant
Before 1955 many states title vehicles using the engine serial number.
I looked at the pictures and it’s definitely an Art Deco style truck. Production of these trucks continued into 1947 and many were titled as 47’s. Frank, I think you solved it...my head took me to the chassis number, not thinking about the engine number. With the high unit number it makes more sense now...they got the info off of the title! Mike B | | | | | Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 | forman That truck would be a handful for most of the champs on this sight,hope you have that kind of skill to help !! | | |
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