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| | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3 | Being new to the old Chevy world I'm trying to get some history on my truck, a '51 Chevy 4400. My VIN begins with AJEA72xxx which won't decode in any of the VIN tools I can find. Everything on my truck was olive drab as it's first layer of paint which leads me to think that it was a military truck. Does anyone have a place to point me to get more information about the VIN decode? Or know of a military registry site? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 187 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 187 | Welcome to the site Skywalker. I have a '51 GMC 640 that has a brass plaque on the driver inside kick panel that denotes it's original buyer was the Dept. of the Navy. There should be some official Vin tag somewhere in the truck. Look for holes for the missing tag. Some one else here at the bolt can probably point you in the right direction.
'36 Tall cab Chevy 1.5 ton, '36 Low cab Chevy 1.5 ton, '53 GMC 2 ton, '51 GMC 640 5 ton, '47 Dodge 2 ton, '42 GMC CCKW 353 6X6.
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | What you call a VIN is actually an engine serial number. That is how your truck was titled.
If it was military there was probably a tag on the glovebox door. I don't know for sure but it probably had a cab serial number plate on the front of the driver door post even if it was military. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 85 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 85 | For info on M-series trucks check out www.mvpa.org or www.steelsoldiers.comCan you post a link to a picture of the truck? I may be able to give you more info upon visual inspection... And, as Cletis said, if it was military then it should have a data plate on the glove box. Laterz, Gator >|--|~ | | |
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