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| | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 | I just bought a 1951 3100 and the vin plate is missing. Is there a place on the frame or anywhere else to find the vin #?
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | krp....I have had my truck stripped to virtually the last nut and bolt,and have found no chassis/ID # other than the one on the left hand door check in the cab.
As you will see by GMONIZ's link, they did not stamp chassis rails with an ID until the TF(second series) trucks.
I have the original 'pink slip' from my truck when it was in Ca.
It's Vehicle ID number is/was the original engine #.
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I just bouight a 51 3100 and the vin plate is missing. Is there a place on the frame or anywhere else to find the vin #? If California was an engine number state your VIN will be the engine number. If California wasn't an engine number state or the original engine has been replaced the state will have a method of resolving your problem. This gets discussed a LOT. Doing a search using VIN in the search box will get you hours of reading.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 9 | thanks Jockbolter, hopefully the CA DMV agrees when I register it. The title I have is from MO and lists the engine # as the vin #.
Anyway, thanks again.
Kim | | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 | California did register the VIN as the engine number up to around 1957
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