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I found this truck in a neighbor's barn. Had not run in 10 years since the prevous owner passed away. We put in a set of points, a battery, bypassed the fuel tank which seems to be stopped up and drove it home carefully since the only brakes that work is the emergency brake! Anyway,
there is a sticker on the door that says rated at 16000 pounds and engine horsepower 109 at 3600rpm. Can someone tell me if this is a 6500 and what engine it has. This is my first post and I will post a picture as soon as I figure out how!Thanks

welcome to the shop hope, is it a 55 1st or 2nd?
the 55 2nd has a 6400 model with 16,000 GVW that has a 156.5" WB, called a 2 ton, and the vin would start with a W - the 109hp engine would be the usual 235, prolly the loadmaster version in a 6400

for info about pictures here, see the Manual linked below, we love pictures

Bill

It is a 2nd series. Where is the serial number located? I working on pictures!

vin plate should be on the drivers door post above the dogleg or lower on the wide area - might also be stamped on the frame top flange around the steering box, but that was just starting then, so might not be there

Bill

Hope this is a picture of the truck.
[img]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/59/459/5/99/77/2160599770100433169MWAEHh_th.jpg[/img]

I'm going back to the barn and look for that plate. In the meantime put in a couple more pics!
[img]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/59/459/5/99/77/2160599770100433169MWAEHh_th.jpg[/img]

Oops same picture maybe this time.
[img]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/58/158/1/66/64/2091166640100433169GCJgkn_th.jpg[/img]
[img]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/53/453/5/36/66/2011536660100433169urYLWW_th.jpg[/img]

Okay, found the serial number W255F 020042

W = 6400
2 = 2nd series
55 = 1955
F = Flint plant
20,042nd off the line there

Bill

Thanks Bill, I was looking at the pictures of other trucks like this one and noticed that mine has a hood ornament that I don't see on other trucks like this. It this something that was orginal to this truck os has someone added this. It looks like the emblem you might see on a 55 chevy car!
http://community.webshots.com/user/hope55chevy

Nice looking truck!

Mike here has some good info. He is a Stovebolter but He's not around a lot however you can drop him an e-mail.
http://www.chevytrucks.org/mikesgarage/

that hood bird/plane was an accessory option in 55-56, can't see yours well enuff to tell if it's the right one, but notice that Mike Boteler has one on his restored wrecker - see the difference 55-56 here

you do have the correct emblem on the front of the hood, but are missing the fenderside emblems, which would have the '6400' designation on them

Bill

Hope & red58,

The serial numbers for second series 1955 trucks started with number "001001". This makes Hope's truck the 19,042nd "W" unit out of Flint.

I have most of this info listed on my web site.

Mike B