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| | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 27 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 27 | hi Looking at a 53 chevy project truck to buy. The certificate of title has LMB------ and immediately thereafter is typed the serial (vin)#. I dont understand what the LMB------- is there for. Is that a prefix for a frame number or an engine number? any help appreciated. thanks for your time. jerry whitfield in North Carolina or 336-765-8312 my direct email, please, is [email protected] | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 | Have you asked the North Carolina DMV? | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Most likely the truck was titled by engine number. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I was thinking what Cletis said. There is a flat place on the block behind the dist. Clean it off & check the numbers on it. If they match the title you are in good shape. If the title doesn't match any numbers on the truck you better not buy it. Let thev owner straighten it out. It can be a hastle.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 457 | Wrenchbender is right about matching numbers. If the paperwork isn't perfect, you're in trouble. And if the engine has been changed, you may have to pay to get a "bond." One more way to discourage the old car hobby.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | jerry, Since you have been instructed to check for the engine serial number, you might as well check for the truck serial number. It is on a plate mounted on the driver's side door opening, between the hinges. That code was also sometimes used for the Title/Registration. The LMB prefix does not match 1953 car or truck codes. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | My Chevy Inline 6 Engines 1929-1989 shows no listing for LMB. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | Perhaps LMB is the initials of a rebuilder. Do the stamped numbers and letters match on the engine/door tag? Often the stamps do not match in size or font which is a kind of giveaway that someone has tampered with it. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 319 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 319 | Maybe someone got twitchy fingers and meant to type "LBM" which are legit 53' letters for a 216 truck motor?
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