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#214147 08/20/2006 6:12 PM
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i looked at some of the identfy your truck post and orther site it seem they all whant a vin
ive found seral number and everything else but no vin
serirl 3c91534604719a
engine c716212
style c91534
paint 500/
it is a made in canada and is beleived to be a 65 gmc
ive checked all the loction showed on the site were plates could be and this is all i come with did canada use serial num instead of vin
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#214148 08/20/2006 6:17 PM
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I had a 1966 chevrolet c-20.The vin was at the top of the drivers side door jam.Hope this helps you find it.


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#214149 08/20/2006 6:46 PM
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Madtrapper,

VIN numbers as we know them were not used until about 1978 or so...

Prior to that, the serial # and sometimes, the engine number were used for the title.

For my 46, my state added zeros or the letter O on the front end of the serial number to get the correct number of characters for a modern day VIN. The number plate on the truck remains unchanged.

#214150 08/20/2006 8:50 PM
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there's been much animated discussion of VIN's here - these trucks did have vin's, just not the type currently in use - engine numbers weren't used anywhere past about 54 - your CDN title should have a box that's labeled "VIN/Serial#" and to the MV folks, they terms are interchangeable for things older than 80 or so

the CDN vin conventions were different than the US ones, and GMC is different than Chev, and you'll not find any site that has any real info about them, especially GMC - your # 3c91534604719a is your vin - not sure about the 60's breakdowns, but the 3c should be the year [63?], the 9153 prolly indicates the model/weight, 4 the style [pu?] and the rest may show engine/trans and is the production sequence#, which is the real serial#

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#214151 08/20/2006 11:59 PM
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Bow tie, I had everone at the bolt telling me where to find it. It was on the driver side top door jam but darned hard to see.

#214152 08/21/2006 12:28 AM
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HY madtrapper, your serial number breaks down as follows
3-model year 1963
C-Conventional cab
9- G.M.C.
15-series
34-model
04719-sequential vehicle number
A-6000lb. or less G.V.W.
hope that helps.

#214153 08/21/2006 12:38 AM
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Glad you found it,sometimes they can be very hard to see.


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