Hotrodders.com -- Hot Rod Forum



Register FAQ Search Today's Posts Unanswered Posts
Hotrodders Bulletin Board > General Discussion> Hotrodders' Lounge
User Name
Password
lost password?   |   register now

Register now (free) or login to remove ads

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread share on Facebook  
  #1  
Old 03-15-2005, 06:05 AM
Neophyte's Avatar
Neophyte Neophyte is offline
I'm not superstitious
 

Last journal entry: Release catch for trunk lid pt.5
Last photo:
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Age: 42
Posts: 261
Wiki Edits: 0

VIN number decoding help needed

I have done some searching and can't find a source of info to decode my 53 Chevy 210 4-dr sedan's VIN. The thing is that when I bought the car it had two VIN plates lying loose inside the glove box and I want to make sure if they both refer to the same model car. All I can find on the net is info on Chevy truck VIN's and on cars like Corvettes and Camaros and Chevelles but nothing on Chevy cars in general, especially the 40's and 50's models.

Any valid help will be greatly appreciated!
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links

Register now (free) or login to remove ads
  #2  
Old 03-15-2005, 06:19 AM
rlackey's Avatar
rlackey rlackey is offline
Rich Lackey
 

Last journal entry: Rich Lackey is back on Hotrodders!
Last photo:
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Centurion, South Africa
Age: 31
Posts: 331
Wiki Edits: 0

Have you checked out these sites yet?

This is the '49 - '53 shop manual online:
http://chevy.tocmp.com/1949_53shop/index.htm

Also here is a site dedicated to the '53 Chevy:
http://www.1953chevrolet.com/

I think I have a few others too, I'll have to dig them up from my favourites list. Hope these help in the meantime.

Rich
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-15-2005, 07:06 AM
Neophyte's Avatar
Neophyte Neophyte is offline
I'm not superstitious
 

Last journal entry: Release catch for trunk lid pt.5
Last photo:
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Age: 42
Posts: 261
Wiki Edits: 0

I must say I like the link to the shop manual. I'm gonna try and download the complete manual from the site. I actually found what I'm looking for at that site at http://chevy.tocmp.com/models/index.htm

I've got the second link but to be honest I totally forgot about it.

Thanks.

Last edited by Neophyte : 03-15-2005 at 07:11 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-15-2005, 10:23 PM
Neophyte's Avatar
Neophyte Neophyte is offline
I'm not superstitious
 

Last journal entry: Release catch for trunk lid pt.5
Last photo:
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Age: 42
Posts: 261
Wiki Edits: 0

Uhm.........Problem here, the serial number tags I got with the car are South African format so I can't properly decode it using the above mentioned resources!

See the attached pic for that. It is However evident that they are for a '53 car. I could however find from the 1069W portion in the number that they are both for a 210-series 4-door car. So, in the end I'm happy. I'll therefore just use the nicer looking tag of the two.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:  scan.jpg
Views: 52
Size:  36.5 KB  
Reply With Quote
Back to top

Recent Hotrodders' Lounge posts with photos



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Similar Threads for: "VIN number decoding help needed"
ThreadThread StarterForumRepliesLast Post
this is a saver.... GM build codesTooMany2countGeneral Rodding Tech2411-23-2009 10:36 AM
vin number on a 33/34 fordacourtjesterEngine509-19-2006 09:13 PM
VIN 'reading' not really decodingarchHotrodders' Lounge908-07-2004 12:34 AM
GM VIN number decoding?ets1945General Rodding Tech104-02-2004 04:37 PM
Decdoing a vin number for a 1978 Camaroredcamaro4spdEngine208-06-2003 09:58 PM



Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 2.3.2 © 2005, Crawlability, Inc.
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:00 PM.
Copyright Hotrodders.com 1999 - 2012. All Rights Reserved.