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Hi from England,
I`m in dire need to find out about my 1941 Chevy 1.5 4x4 Tractor and 5 ton single axle Semi Trailer, a stake trailer. The axle is made by Timkin. The Truck Chassis number on the front right hand side of the chassis as you look at it is Number 4844407126.
It is only one of two to be in England and my one one will be the only one restored and road worthy but finding any info on this truck is prooving to be a nightmare! I`m hoping someone can help me ID this truck.
Soon I will post some photos here for everyone to see.

Great website, well done!

Hy Station113, please see my response in the welcome forum.

Looking forward to seeing pictures! Just wondering what you want to have ID'd? And if you don't have it fulled identified how are you sure it's one of two? No doubt it's rare over there, maybe even part of lend lease act? That'd be cool.

Hi Frantz,
I want to have some history if anyone has it on its serial number as above. All my friends over here have Jimmys and Dodges etc and they all have info on their trucks but mine being a Chevy seems that any info on Chevy`s from WW2 doesn`t exsist!I have a Ford GPW 1942 also and i have been doing the military shows for years and these Chevy trucks just don`t exsist here, I have only seen one other and that to has vanished from where it was parked for many years!Maybe scrapped as no one has seen it for 10years now.

This would be a really long shot.. but have you considered asking GM if they have any records on the truck? Perhaps if you are able to sell them on the historical significance they might lend an ear and look though their records. I would think they could at least tell if it was US or British if the records still exist. Or maybe find groups of serial numbers and see if yours falls in. I'd imagine most military orders came in lots and the lot might be easier to track than the specific truck. It'd be really cool to find out, but it's far from an area of expertise for me, just brain storming. Good luck!

You may look at the Vehicles of Victory website, a site dedicated to Chevy and GMC WW 2 trucks. If you have a real tractor, it would be rare as not many were built. Since it is already in Europe, provinance could be that it worked the Red Ball Express! From my knowledge, Chevy trucks never had serial number frame stamps. If it has one, it is most likely mandated by some municipality where it once "lived" post war.

The timkin axle is not correct though as all of the Chevy's had what was called a "banjo" differential. It think it is an easy swap from the early GMC CCKW which did use the timkin axle. CCKW's did have serial numbers stamped on the frame. Are you sure it is not a "bobbed" 2 1/2 ton GMC truck? A lot of things happen over a 71 year period.