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Is there a good reference guide or way of finding the approximate value of a 1955 1st series pickup truck? It is in average shape, very little rust, just a few flaws here and there.

Old Cars Price Guide, a good eye, a little experience, and how much money is in your pocket at the time.

The value of something is very subjective. It depends on what it's worth to the owner and the buyer. Having said that, any 55 1st is rare and that alone makes it "worth" more.

Thanks, how do I know it is truly a 55 1st series? What numbers should I be looking for ect.? The title says 55, where and what else should I look for. I have 2 bad eyes, no experience, but I do have a couple bucks. Could be a dangerous combo.

a 55 1st isn't all that rare, and part of the late47-early55 "Advanced Design" series - if the title says 55 the only other thing it could be is an end of year 54 that was titled in early 55, or a 55 2nd series, called a "Task Force" 55

the vin number is coded to indicate the year

Bill

Old car price guide shows #5 cond. $2760 #4 $4600 #3 $10350 #2$16100. On a scale of 1-6. The guy that wrote the book doesn,t buy them though. The way I tell a 55-1 from a 54 is it has an open drive shaft. The way you discribe it it probably is #4 cond.
Edit. Had a mistake on #3. Correction made. I,m sorry for any confusion.

I've also looked to Mannheim's (sp?) Gold Book for values of classic cars. Just do a Google search for Gold Book and you should get the website. What it really comes down to though is how much do you want it and how much will he sell it for. After looking at a classic car for my wife, I got an idea of how much various replacement parts that I thought it needed would cost (doing the work myself) and estimated how much a new paint job would cost based on the car's paint job. Since I've torn into the car, I am finding items that I will need to have done for me (new floor pan , rust hidden by much gunk when I looked it over, among other items) that have increased my new estimated cost for repairs to about twice my original estimate. So, to figure the total cost for the truck restored to the condition you want it in take the purchase price and add double (maybe triple) what you think it will cost for parts to repair it, and this will give you something approaching the true total cost. Then decide if you still want to undertake the herculean task of restoring it .