VIN for 1949 truck?
 

I just bought a 1949 pickup. Where would I find the VIN? I am sure this is an original truck and I think there should be a tag or a number on the cab and the frame, but I have no idea where to look.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Jim

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

on my 52 it is in drivers door jam, front
on a plate, riveted

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

There were no "VIN" numbers in those days. Depending on the state they were either titled by the engine block number (passenger side of the engine block) or the body number (on a plate in the drivers door jam).

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

Thank you. This one doesn't have a plate on the driver's door, but it was licensed in 1995.
Maybe they used the motor number.
Thanks again.

Jim

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

There is a plate on the drivers side hinge pillar on my '49 with the vehicle id number, but her in MO it is just like Root2812 said, the generally used the engine block number on the title.

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Most states used the engine number up into the early 50's. I've never found anything to back it but I believe that the theory was that in the early days the value of the vehicle was all in the engine and not the body/chassis.

The door tag number served more for info on what equipment was on the truck rather than being a vin number.

If you got a title with the truck the vin should match the stamped number on the pad on the engine by the distributor if it has the original engine. Even if you plan an engine swap I would keep that block if it has the correct vin number that matches the title. I'd get the title in my name and then after an engine swap check on getting an "engine change" designation on the title. That way you won't run into trouble if the truck gets checked for the vin matching the registration somewhere down the road.

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

Thanks for the info.
Here in Georgia, you don't need a title on anything over 14 years old, just a bill of sale.
I will check the motor number and also see if I can track down the tag number from 1995 to see what number was used to buy the tag.
Thanks again.

Jim

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

Check the usual hiding places for an old registration slip. I even found the title to one "no title" vehicle in the glove box in a stack of papers. An old registration slip with the registered name matching the sellers name on the bill of sale would be hitting the jackpot.

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

This should be were the ID tag is this is the one on my 49 on the drivers door jam. There is a number stamped in it. I was able to decode mine on the LMC web site.

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

I haven't brought it home yet. I will check it out again next Saturday and see if I can find a plate or anything.
Thanks, Guys, for all the info.

Jim

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

Mine has a stainless or aluminum palate screwed to the door jam. Number decodes to a 50 chevy 1/2 ton, but the number on the title is an engine number (engine has been replaced now).

Just transfered the title over with no problems.

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

Im looking to decode my vin# for my 1949 GMC PANEL..where did you find a search engine where i can input the info?

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

You can decode the body serial number. Tells where it was made and which one and the year made. Your tag may have been just screwed on being a 49. Maybe taken off for a fresh paint job st some point? Maybe you'll get lucky any find it in the truck somewhere.

Not sure if panels decode the same but this is the site I used.

http://www.sanjosechevys.org/Tech/te...chevtrucks.htm

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Stovebolt VIN Buster:

https://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/vin/vinbuster.html

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The link doesn't work
This is my vin# for my 1949gmc panel
A228225981

Re: VIN for 1949 truck?
 

The vin is on the motor.
The door tag is just a serial number.

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No Chevy truck had an actual "VIN" number until 1954 the first year the feds required actual vin numbers.

The states either used the door post number or the engine number

The one Matt 50 gave decodes the body serial number while this page decodes the engine block serial number.

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/models/engine.htm

It should be noted that the engine serial number on AD trucks never matches the body serial number There are no "numbers matching" AD trucks. the feds didn't start requiring vin or partial vin on the engine blocks until 1968.

From a Chevelle page:
Beginning January 1, 1968 the federal government requested voluntary compliance of identifying major parts of a motor vehicle by inscribing or affixing an identifying number or symbol on major parts. As far as research has shown, Chevrolet did comply. by stamping a partial VIN on all engine blocks(1). Again, the location on the block may vary between the plants and years but one change was made in 1968. The GM division number ('1' for Chevrolet) was added to the partial VIN. A 1968 version of an Atlanta partial VIN stamping would 18A174373.