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| | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 | Came across a 1st Series '55 Panel truck. Owner states it is 1 of 300. Any suggestions on how to determine this? As it sits, truck is all original, has visor and one piece windshield.
Appreciate any help that you can provide. Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Did you ask the owner how he/she came up with that number?
There is no known way to determine this (if there is, someone will soon let us know).
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5 | Thanks for the response. I have a call into the owner, but wanted to check here as well.
Just wondering because if somehow it is confirmed, as you know, it changes the value of the truck. I am not sure it is worth his current asking price. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | because the 1st series 55's were only sold for a short time it's possible there weren't many panels sold, but also note they're pretty much warmed over 54's .... I wouldn't say claiming 1 of 300 has much bearing on the price, even if it could be confirmed with info directly from GM [very unlikely as Tim suggests], condition determines value, especially originality of condition
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | I shy away from basket cases unless they're dirt cheap ... "rebuilt" engine sitting like that for 18 years, no manifolds? boat anchor - used for some time after rebuild and pulled more recently, just another old engine, poorly stored, condition unknown .... if all the sheet metal is present and perfect and you really want a panel 1800 might be justifiable, might try 1800 including the trailer  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 219 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 219 | 1954 1st series were also produced in Canada as 1300 models.Thats what my'n is.
Would love to know more on this subject.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 457 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 457 | Chevy lost all data on production numbers of old trucks a long time ago. Several years ago, I talked to a guy that worked in the Chevy archives and he said that they continue to look for that lost info every day. Hopefully they'll find it.
George | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | All original?  This is the first I've heard of trucks leaving the factory in pieces. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 457 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 457 | Now that's funny... I don't care who you are.
George | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Chevy lost all data on production numbers of old trucks a long time ago. Several years ago, I talked to a guy that worked in the Chevy archives and he said that they continue to look for that lost info every day. Hopefully they'll find it.
George Chevrolet/GM might have lost track of their truck production-number annual-reports for Advance-Design years, but people have found production numbers for a few years: 1950, 1952 (partial), and 1953. (If anyone has Chevrolet/GM production reports for any other Advance-Design years, I'd be please to post them.) | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 219 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 219 | Do we know how many assembly plant's there were for the AD Trucks?
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | in Canada, only one, Oshawa  in the US, at least a dozen I remember it being discussed here someplace that the records problem was partly due to a major fire at one location where a bunch of archives were kept Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 | Do we know how many assembly plant's there were for the AD Trucks? and the same 10 plants in 1954 | | |
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