I've always wanted to rebuild an old Chevy truck and recently had the opportunity and a small window I might add to jump on it and I did. Now that I have this 1955 Chevy my first order of business is to get it registered and I find out there are no papers. This truck has been sitting for 20 years or more. So, I've been looking on line to find out where to locate the numbers I need to get it registered. There are no welded plates on this truck any where, I need a visual of where to look and cannot seem to get a really clear picture. I've never done this before so I would greatly appreciate the help.
Is your truck the first series (produced from 1949 to 1955) or second series (produced from 1955 to 1959)? As you can see there were two different 1955 trucks. Welcome to the HAMB from Illinois.
On my 51 chevy pickup the serial number plate is located on the driver's side front door jamb (open the door to see it).
The trucks didn't have "VIN" numbers as such. All pre late 60's vehicles had serial numbers that were used for the vin. There should be a tag on the drivers door post that has the gross weight listed and a serial number That is hand stamped that is what you would use as the "vin number" This link will take you to the PFD for the 55 first series Chevy truck that has vin info and a lot of other info you are going to want. The main page for the GM heritage center is GM Heritage Center - Home From there you move your curser over archive and click on vehicle information kits in the drop down. That takes you to a second page where you click on Chevrolet trucks and that leads you down the yellow brick road to a third page where you scroll down and click on 55 first series to open the pfd. That gets you to this page that has the info on it. Top page is blank so scroll down. The sixth page down including two blank pages shows the serial numbers and how to figure them out. I'd look in every hiding spot in the truck for old registration papers or even the ***le it's self. I found the ***le of one "no ***le" vehicle I bought mixed in with papers in the glove box, As far as getting a ***le to it THE ONLY INFOMATION THAT COUNTS IS FROM YOUR STATE! what is done in other states has absolutely no meaning on how things work in your state. Some states have a rather simple process while others can be a real pain. Hopefully you got a bill of sale from the seller as you will need that.
This is one of the links that shows year to year differences on Advance Design Chevy trucks and has the details on differences between 54/55 Stovebolt Tech Tip -- Antique Chevy / GMC Truck Restoration Help The hood side emblems and open drive shaft rather than torque tube are two items that are easy to check.
Welcome from another newbie... I have an old Ford truck but consider the Chev pickups from the 60s to be a**** the best.
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