The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Little help with the VIN please

Hey All,
This is my first post. Last night I bought a 58 Apache. I tried to run the VIN on a decoder website. Most said I own a 77. I can assure you this truck is no 77. Can anyone help a newbie? It has a weird looking stamp. The 6B is much smaller than the rest of the VIN
VIN: 6B A58119937

PLEASE HELP.

1956 - 1959 ("Task Force" trucks)

The first and second symbols indicated the Series (all light trucks had a "3" in the first position). Third and fourth symbols indicated the two-digit year. The fifth symbol indicated the assembly plant (now changed to letters from numbers). Last was the the sequence number (6 digits and started with 001001 at each plant).

A "6B" suggests a 6400 with a 156.5" wheelbase.. the "A" would seem to suggest it was assembled in ATlanta, GA.

6B is a 2ton [6400], as Fumblin sez, and that would be a Viking, not Apache - the smaller 6B is because it was added on after the plant and sequence number, when they decided what bigger chassis the cab was actually going on - if that VIN is on an Apache it's not the tag that belongs to that truck, or the cab has been replaced - does that VIN come from the cab tag or the title paper? might be that someone scrounged up a title for a truck that didn't have one
is it a half ton?

Bill

It is not a Viking. It is a Apache 3100. I know that much, and beleive at this point I don't know much. I got the number right off the truck. Right above the VIN plate there is another plate that gives the color code (705 Glade Green) and another code 156. I don't know what 156 means.

well if it's a short 1/2T, then the tag or cab's been changed - does it match what's on the title? a 3100 VIN would start '3A' [3= 3000 series, A= 114" W.B., only made in 1/2T] - 156 should be a trim code

Bill

I was under the impression that in Georgia you don't need a title for a truck that old, just a bill of sale.

Like red58 said.. sounds like somebody put a cab that was originally on a 2 ton truck your frame.

That's actually a pretty common practice, going all the way back to the '41 trucks (maybe even farther) since the cabs and doors are the same between the 1/2 tons and the 2 tons.. and the big truck cabs tend to be easier to find, and in better shape.

Thanks a lot for your help Bill. I don't have a title. I have the last registration card/insurance card. They say the same number. I hope there has not been some funny business. This truck has been in the same family since the day it was bought. It is a Georgia truck from the Atlanta plant.

Thanks a lot Fumblin...I don't think it will be a problem. Do you see a problem? Ya'll have been a real help...if there is anything I can do let me know...Oh and yes Fumblin don't need a title...just registration in GA.

Well the VIN says it's a 2 ton truck, built in Atlanta in 1958.. if it's a 1/2 ton truck, then either there was a goof from the factory or somebody switched cabs on the truck.

Either way, I don't see any problem so long as the number on the plate matches the number on the papers.

Look on top of the frame just in front or just behind the steering sector for your vin#

Mule, you do realize you’re answering a 14 year old thread and the original poster hasn’t been on site in 9 years.