| |
Labor Day Putting down your wrenches or time for
MORE wrenching? 
Plenty of places to share. | | Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,005 Posts1,055,264 Members48,418 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 283 | What was the model number for a 1958 Chevrolet short bed fleetside? Engine in the example I am looking for is a 283. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the fleet bed had the same model number as the step bed, 3104 or 3204 for a 1/2T - if a TF truck had the V8, the vin number started with a V ... so that truck would have a vin of V3A58xxxx [short 1/2] or V3B58xxx [long 1/2T] or V3E58xxxx [3/4T]
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Gotta call ya on this one, Bill. The Fleetside model numbers were 3134 and 3234 on 1/2 tons, 3154 if it was a 1/2 ton 4x4.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | well that's what I get for thinking in terms of the assembly manual, which we know is from '55 .... I do have the xx34's noted elsewhere, didn't know about the 4x4, thanks for the correction  Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Model numbers, engine serial numbers, vehicle serial numbers, etc for 1958 are shown on these two pages. There was no consistent "VIN" used - I have bought trucks from the same states with two states using either the engine or the vehicle code. Using the engine code in later 235/261 years would not have a date ID in that "VIN" and would not be a unique ID (and, I assume this is the same for a 283) . | | |
|
|
| |
