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Hy Guys,


I'm looking for vin numbers from 1922 for 1-ton trucks
My engine has a number from 1928, but has 224cui with 37 HP, which was only available until 1922, the vehicle never drove in the USA, was shipped directly from the factory to Germany, the clutch is with a cone, the gearbox has 3 speeds, The fenders are rounded without edges, the front flat springs protrude from the front,

sorry for the English, it was translated by Google

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The photos are of a 1927 or 1928 Chevrolet 1 ton truck. Given the 1928 engine number it is more likely a 1928 than an earlier year.

. Here's a list of casting numbers: <http://home.znet.com/c1937/Cast.htm>. Do not confuse these with stamped serial numbers. . The pictures appear to show a 27 or -early 28 one ton chassis (photo #1). If the 20" tire rims are held to the wood wheels with 6 lug bolts, It's a One Ton. The fenders appear to be from a 27 or 28 passenger car. The body (cab) appears to be made from an older non-Chevy sedan. Photo #2 shows Chevy cab with two body belts and cowl lights. I look forward to seeing photos of the engine for positive identification. The vin number for the flat face cowl is somewhere on the cowl. The Chevy Cab and Panel models have the vin plate on the right seat riser. Here's vin information <http://home.znet.com/c1937/ID.htm> but no 4 cylinder info. Yours vin should read LM or LO. .
Good luck, . Lou

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Hi Chevy77

That article is "essentially" right, but very poorly written and thus has given you the wrong idea.

The 4 cylinder was produced through 1928, INCLUDING the 1928 model year produced through nearly all of 1928.

It was then replaced very late in 1928 by the 6 cylinder engine, WHICH WAS FOR THE 1929 MODEL YEAR.

The 1922 1 ton trucks were called Model T (not a 490) and used the same engine and transmission as the Model FB passenger cars. They both used the three exhaust port heads. Those trucks were very different than the truck pictured in the initial post. As posted a few photos of the engine will help identify it. The engine serial number is stamped on the front engine mount.

From the engine photos and the photos of the truck it clearly is a 1927 1 ton with a cab of unknown manufacture.

I don't know if such lists exist. GM didn't care much for keeping those records. The next one that came down the line got the next number. When the line stopped so did the stamping. I don't know if they kept track of what the number was. Good luck with your search. Maybe contact the GM Heritage Center?