Hi! I bought a 34 chevy 2D standard sedan and in the California title that followed the car the vin # was 2803, and for me to get the car registered her in Norway they need a vin # like xxDCxx2803. do you guys have any ide of where i can get the vin/serial number? i have checked under the floor carpet on the passenger side and door sills etc. i know most off the car back in the old days was registered with the engine id # but the car has a new 383 inn it now. is there any places to find old history with the lisence plate # etc? sow i can get the complete vin#? Chris
Early Chevrolet cars & trucks used Car Number Plates to identify where the vehicle was made, which month it was made, show the series and the number of the vehicle as it came off the assembly line. Most early wood-bodied models had this plate nailed into the seat frame or the floor on the passenger side. For this reason, they are often missing. The plates changed each year until 1934. Model names "Superior K," "Superior V," "Capitol," "National," "International," "Universal," "Independence," "Confederate" and "Eagle" were used prior to 1934. From mid-1933 thru 1936 "Master" & "Standard" were used. Starting in 1937, the plates had "Master" & "Deluxe Master". From 1933-1938 most trucks used the Master Car Number plate. Compare to your original plate to be sure. The Car Number or Model Identification Plate shows the factory of manufacture, series designation (i.e.: BA = 1932 passenger cars), the month of manufacture (1932 and later models) and the car number. Using this example number, we will break down the code: 6BA 03 14173. In the example above, the first number or numbers indicates the factory where the vehicle was manufactured. Referring to the table below, the number "6" indicates that the factory where this vehicle was manufactured was Oakland, California. The letters "BA" indicate that this was a 1932 series passenger vehicle and the model was called "Confederate". The second table lists the 1925 to 1939 series and model designations that were used on all passenger cars and most trucks: Plants of Manufacture Flint, Michigan Tarrytown, New York St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Oakland, California Atlanta, Georgia Norwood, Ohio Buffalo, New York Baltimore, Maryland Van Nuys, California Janesville, Wisconsin <table> <tbody><tr> <th>YEAR</th> <th>SERIES</th> <th>MODEL</th> </tr> </tbody><tbody> <tr> <td>1925</td> <td>V</td> <td>Superior</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1926</td> <td>K</td> <td>Superior</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1927</td> <td>AA</td> <td>Capitol</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1928</td> <td>AB</td> <td>National</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1929</td> <td>AC</td> <td>International</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1930</td> <td>AD</td> <td>Universal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1931</td> <td>AE</td> <td>Independence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1932</td> <td>BA</td> <td>Confederate</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1933</td> <td>CA</td> <td>Eagle</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1933-36</td> <td>Car & Truck</td> <td>Master</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1933-36</td> <td>Std Car</td> <td>Standard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1937-39</td> <td>Car & Truck</td> <td>Master</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1937-39</td> <td>Deluxe Car</td> <td>Deluxe Master</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> The numbers "03" indicates the month that the vehicle was manufactured - March of 1932. If the number was "11", that would indicate that the vehicle was manufactured in November of 1931. This part of the serial number was not used until the 1932 production (model year), therefore, 1931 and earlier models will not have these two numbers. The number "14173" (model series unit number) indicates that this is the 13,173rd vehicle to come off the Oakland assembly line in 1932. (Note that the numbering started at 1,001). In 1932, there were two different Car Number Plates used. All 1932 models had a 2-digit month of manufacture added to the number. Early production vehicles used "Car Number" on the plate, just like the 1931 models. Later production models used a new plate that had a longer field for the number. In order to make room for the longer number, the words "Car Number" were shortened to "Car No". From 1932 and later "Car No." was used. Example Plates The Fisher body tag that is mounted on the cowl Contains the Job Number, Body Number, Trim Number and Paint Number.) Note: GM of Canada included the car serial number on this tag. US Cars did not. __________________
yes it was registered, 2803 under the vin, in the title and etc but this can not be the hole body/serial # vin? isn't it supposed to be like this? **DC**2803 Chris
I have found that some states used the Fisher body number for title and registration. In your case that would most likley be the 2803 which should be found on a plate attached to the firewall. The Vehicle SN was usually attached to the right side floor and because it was only tacked to the wood it us usually missing. The number would look like the following.... [SIZE=+1][SIZE=+2]1933 through 1952[/SIZE][/SIZE] Starting in 1933, GM started adding a Month of Production code to the VIN. Chevys now had a VIN comprised of four elements: Factory Code; Model Year and series (Note: Chevy added the 3/4-Ton back into the lineup for the 1937 model year.); Month of Production; and Production Order for that particular plant (Starting at 1,001). Production of a new model year usually started in the fall of the preceding calendar year. Example -- 21GDK10020 <table border="1" width="62%"><tbody><tr> <td width="24%">Factory Code</td> <td width="16%">Series</td> <td width="29%">Production Month</td> <td width="31%">Production Order</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="24%">21</td> <td width="16%">GD</td> <td width="29%">K</td> <td width="31%">10020</td></tr></tbody></table>
Yes the 2803 # is on the firewall tag but this tag cant be the original, i have search under the carpet all the way to the wood on the passenger side and can't find any thing, here is a picture off the one on the firewall.
its sow frustrating to not have find the serial nr, and will be hard for me to registered this car in Norway. is there any way to get more info about my car by the cali license plat or to get more history off the car?
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