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i have a 1939 chevrolet pickup and want to put a 1937 hood, fenders and grill on the cab. just wanted to hear what you think about swapping the body parts to different years?

in some cases you got to do what you got to do, my 49 3/4 ton has a 48 3/4 ton bed on it(couldn't pass the price up), and the rear fenders are off a 52 1/2, tailgate is a repo, so if the parts match, i don't see it as that big of a deal. some people want only the right year parts on their trucks, but others (me) can't spend all that time/money looking for an exact part when others are interchangeable

the reason i was asking is cause the 37 chevrolet cab has 2 lines in it while the 39 has only 1 (1 looks better) also the 37 has a completely different front clip. so would i call it as 37 or a 39chevy

It would likely be called whatever it ends up being titled as and if you're using the 39 cab and the vin plate still exists, it would be on the right side of the cowl. If you're titling off a bill of sale or engine number then I suppose you title it however you want it.

The purist in me says keep it a 39, but then my 'handle' gives away my motivations.

I say do whatever it is you like with your truck within your budget.

Having a few mix and match parts on it and driving it around is, in my opinion, than letting the whole truck sit while you track down the 'perfect, original NOS, serial number matching' part.

I'm a huge fan of the 1950 Chevy truck. I own a '51 3/4 ton and a '52 1/2 ton. I have no reservations about using pieces from both trucks to make one truck, then finding some earlier vent free doors to put on it.

By law in most states, your trucks 'year' is whatever year the body or frame is titled as (whatever the VIN plate is attached to), unless you jump thru the hoops to have it titled as a 'new' or 'project' vehicle.