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Hello fellow bolters!! I'm fairly new to the whole stovebolt scene and just hauled my first Bolt out of the bush today. I have some pics posted at http://olskool1967.spaces.msn.com/ and I was hoping someone could take a look ( there's a pic of the VIN#) and help decypher what I just brought home. I also need to know so I can have a proper bill of sale made up. The above site also has pictures of my other project, don't be offended that it is not a GM product. It's old, it's simple and parts are cheaper then Camaro resto parts. Hope to hear from you soon.

1 9434 08577 = 1951, model 9434 [should be 1T long pu], sequence# 08577

you won't find much info on CDN serial numbers on the net, but you might try the GM restoration service for more info, see about it here

Bill

WOW! A Canadian built Jimmy! Looking at your pics I thought someone had swapped out the 228 engine for a 216. But it is Canadian, so it probably came from the factory that way. It even has the 30 psi oil pressure guage. I can't tell you exactly what year it is but i can tell you it is between 49 and 53. 47 and 48 trucks had the gas tank mounted under the bed.

Check out www.oldgmctrucks.com for a serial number decoder

Good to see another Canadian built stovebolt out there! red58 is right btw, it is a '51. You can check the year of Canadian stovebolts by looking at the first digit of the VIN serial#, which is the last digit of the year that truck was produced.

Yep, with vent windows and turn down door handles it means 51. Your VIN and interior pics are really top knotch.

Did Canadian one ton GMCs use the splash-oiled 235?

Welcome Chevy Nut! Nice project!

Baldy, I don't think so. I know it was an option for something cause my '53 GMC half ton (Canadian built) had a low pressure 235 in it when I got it. From what I have seen, most had just plain ol' 216's.

someone might have some better info.

Thanks guys!!
So if I get this straight, I have a 1951 GMC 1 ton with a 216 oil splasher! I've been reading a lot on the forum so when I saw the 30psi oil guage I figured it must be a 216. The rus is really minimal as faras I'm concerned. The ride home was bone rattling so if there are no more visible holes then the rest must be solid. The truck was sitting in the bush about 4 miles from my brothers with some kind of tall hopper bottom grain hauling box on it. I chained the box to the combine sitting behind the truck and pulled the truck out from underneath it. Three of the tires held air, the rear right had a large slash in it so we just pulled as is. The speedo works cause a 10 MPH my teeth were rattling around inside my head and it felt like riding a bucking bronco. Halfway home the left front blew and scared the crap out of me. We stopped and cut the rear tire of with my brothers Leatherman. After that the ride was more like a slow lope on a fat horse. Any rust that there is could not have survived the ride intact so whatever metal is left must be good and solid. The motor is not siezed so maybe it will run with a little help. You know the line, "it ran when I parked it". Thanks again, I'll try to keep the web page updated with pics. It may be real slow since I have two projects and only the "bug" fits in my garage. Also my youngest son has Autism and is a real high needs kid. VERY little time for dad to play with old toys. Thanks, Chevy Nut.

It has 1951 doors on it,thats the first thing i noticed.The grain hauling box,probably explains the short running boards.

Looks like a 1951 to me too.