I have owned this barn find 51 GMC 9314 for two years now and have not had the time I wish to spend on it with a new business ( Distillery) but I have spent some. Most of the metal in the bed is done and I have been working on the doors.
Now for my first question what the heck do I own.
I have scoured the internet for info on what engine I actually have which I will need to resleeve and complete rebuild. I don’t even know what colour this truck is other that the obvious green , but can find anything on the colour code. I’m hoping some canucks or other knowledgeable chaps can bend an ear for me.
I tried to attach pictures but being new I’m still learning.
So some numbers Engine. C487058 Model 9314 Trim. 394 Paint. 132 Serial. 1931411651
Last edited by Peggy M; 03/13/202410:41 PM. Reason: added more info to the title
I believe "GMC" pickups in Canada actually used Chevrolet engines. In 1951, that would most likely have been a 216 cubic inch engine with spray oiling of the connecting rods and Babbit-lined rods. American GMC trucks of the same year would have been made with 228 or 248 cubic inch engines with replaceable rod bearings. If there's a roughly triangular shaped sheet metal part near the oil pan rail on the driver's side, you've got a spray-oiler 216 or 235 Chevy engine. Jerry
Last edited by Peggy M; 09/16/20234:51 PM.
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George at vintagevehicleservices.com was big help for me recently on my Canadian built 1951 Chev 1 ton (Model 1434) which was produced in the US as Model 3804.
Your trim code is brown leatherette (fake leather, most common interior trim by far)
Your colour code is Commercial Green
So your truck is very original looking
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Once you have decided what your truck is, please let us know so we can change the title of this thread.
I was amazed at how much info is on that plate. Even the color codes. Neat.
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." -- Winston Churchill
That truck is pretty cool. Does it run?
Ya, we Americans get the short end of the stick on the Chevy truck data plate information compared to you guys in The Great White North.
Last edited by Peggy M; 09/19/20238:44 PM.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
