Many thanks for the help!!!

I found HAMB by Googling "1947 Chevrolet Serial number location". I would never have saved face had I not seen a post from 2015 about the engine number being the serial number on the title! Not to take away from the posting about the tag being on the passenger side "A" pillar. That tag is there, but the format is different - it says "21EK-1 35077". The engine number is exactly the same as the serial number on the title, except for an extra character before the others. So I HOPE I'm out of the woods on this one! I was sweating bullets, because my wife works for the DMV (not titles section) and I would be in deep doo-doo if I bought a car without the matching title. What are the chances that the engine and "A" pillar tag originally matched the title, and I have a body that matches the s/n on a title someone else has now? I guess if my insurance company and the DMV are satisfied, I am. What caused this heart attack is the fact that my insurance company requested a picture of the VIN tag. I may not be out of the woods yet - but I certainly appreciate the fact that the knowledge about this was posted on HAMB

 

Welcome to the HAMB from Illinois.

Regarding your question, please post the year, make, and model of the car that you need help with serial number details and locations.

 

The state you live in might be of help as well.

 

I'm in South Carolina. The car is a 1947 Fleetmaster 2-door with sliding windows for the rear seat occupants. I'm waiting now to hear from my insurer as to whether they are satisfied with the serial number on the title matching the number on the engine - they wanted a picture of a VIN tag. The tag on the passenger side "A" pillar doesn't match the number on the engine or the title, but that tag is in place...

Incidentally, I thought about using the "Year Of Manufacture" tag process at the DMV, but the DMV's tag requirements state that for an old tag to be used, it must be "free of rust or corrosion" and "must be in an original condition, and cannot have been repainted". Wow! Wonder how many 1947 SC tags are free of rust or corrosion? Looks like I'll be getting a new tag, just like a Japanese car would have!

 

Now, I suggest you change title of this thread, or start a new thread with a title something like:
1947 Chevrolet Fleetline serial number help needed.

That should get the attention of the 40's Chev guys.

 

Well I am used to trucks an engine numbers don't jive with the cab serial numbers on trucks but according to this pages (gmheritagecenter.com)
21 = Janesville Wi assembly plant
E = 1947
K - Fleetmaster or Fleetline
-I (not 1) = September build month
35007 minus 1001 - the 34006th car off the line at that plant for 1947.

There should be a stamped tag on the door post.
This is the best early Chevy six engine serial number decode that I have found 1941 - 1957 Chevrolet Engine Identification (oldcarmanualproject.com)