The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Making a Stovebolt Bed 1954 chevy 1/2 ton bed identification

Hello folks need your help once again.We have a 1954 1/2 ton.The front bed panel needed to be replaced so we ordered a new front panel for a 1954 from classic.When we received it to our surprise it was wrong.It appears by looking at classics sight that we might have a 1953 bed.My question is did 1954's come from the factory with 1953 beds? What is the easiest way to identify which bed is on the truck? Could the truck have a 1953 frame as well? Im trying to figure out what we need so i order the correct stuff.The truck has no bed strips for us to compare.

Thank You for any help jon

Angled top edge is 47-53; and, flat top edge is 54/55.

Thank you tclederman,it is a 1954 truck with 1953 bed. Now we have to send all the 54 parts back that we ordered.Then reorder the 53 parts.Keep you posted.


Thanks once again jon

Awwww darn the luck. Hey keep the 54 parts and just order some 54 side panels. Then you'll have a 54 truck with a 54 bed.
There you go, problem solved and YOU don't have to pay the shipping! again. Then sell the 53 bed and make up the difference.....it's only money

Actually it may not be that simple, if he has a 53 bed, he may have a 53 frame, so the 54/55 bed would not fit right? Not to mention the tailgate he has will not work on a 54/55 bed.
54'55 frame is all by itself with a low kick up in the frame above the rear axle.

Here is a picture of a 54 with an incorrect 53 bed. You can see the big gap between the running board aprons and the bottom of the bed.

Joe 54 with 53 bed