frame numbers

[bdshumaker]

Hey all, I finally got a truck to play with! It's not a GMC per se, but then again, it is. I bought, on Ebay, what I thought was a 1964 C10 SWB from Reno, NV. I flew out with the intention of driving it 1700 miles back to Iowa. Anyway, I get there at 9pm and look over the truck to find it has leaf springs! At that point I thought about walking away but I had no way home so sucked it up and bought it. I'm home now and trying to sort it all out. From the listing I knew it had a cab from a long bed but I was shocked to find the GMC chassis. It is titled as a model 1534 Chevy, which matches the original documents but now I'm trying to find the GMC VIN on the frame. I can find no number on the top of the frame in the engine bay and all I could find was 2443630 8 17 77 76 stamped into the side of the frame below the drivers door. What is this number?
I can still be a member, can't I?

Brian

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Welcome to the obsession! GMC didn't stamp the frames, only the cabs. If you see a number on the frame and it is really a GMC frame then that's a usually a part number.

Where's the pics? gotta feed the addicts you know!

[bdshumaker]

Really!, no numbers? That seems odd. Chevy has them in two spots, on the top of the drivers side frame, 23" form the front and again, just under the cab.
Well this frame has nothing on top so it must be a GMC, so I have half a GMC at least. Hmmm, should I make it a full GMC or a full Chevy, or when asked by passerby's "Is that a GMC or a Chevy?", I'll say "yup". Here's a pic from frigid Iowa upon delivery.

[FetchMeAPepsi]

Yup, chivveee was the only one to stamp the frame. GMC only did the door posts. As for what you should make it, well you can probably guess my vote






It looks like someone shrunk her down a little though. If you don't know for sure how it was done it might be worth a look for safety's sake. Lots of kids go after them with a torch and welder and they'll fall apart on you at 65mph. If its done well then at least you'll know. That's a good lookin truck!

[Funky61]

Welcome Brian! Nice shortbed you have; more photos when you are able.

[bigblockv6]

Looks more like a Chivy with the hood, grille and Custom cab emblems. What about the dash and powerplant?

[GMCDAC]

Originally Posted by bdshumaker

Really!, no numbers? That seems odd. Chevy has them in two spots, on the top of the drivers side frame, 23" form the front and again, just under the cab.
Well this frame has nothing on top so it must be a GMC, so I have half a GMC at least. Hmmm, should I make it a full GMC or a full Chevy, or when asked by passerby's "Is that a GMC or a Chevy?", I'll say "yup". Here's a pic from frigid Iowa upon delivery.

Nice looking shortbox! More pics would be cool. This is just a WAY out there guess, but I wonder since Chevy's were standard with coils, and GMC's standard with leafs, that they just used a GMC frame and suspension when someone would special order a Chevy with leaf springs?? Would have saved a lot of work at the assembly plant.

It's ok with me if you can still be a member!

DAC

[WDShaffer]

Standard? I've seen both. My '61 is stock coils.

[David R Leifheit]

Originally Posted by WDShaffer

Standard? I've seen both. My '61 is stock coils.

That would be correct for a '61

However, according to the information Jolly had put together, in '63 GMC went to leaf springs on the rear.

http://6066gmcguy.com/GMCID2.html

I don't recall the year of Chevrolet that was here briefly, but it had coils on the rear but as I recall it was a later than '62 chassis.

[David R Leifheit]

Originally Posted by GMCDAC

Nice looking shortbox! More pics would be cool. This is just a WAY out there guess, but I wonder since Chevy's were standard with coils, and GMC's standard with leafs, that they just used a GMC frame and suspension when someone would special order a Chevy with leaf springs?? Would have saved a lot of work at the assembly plant.

It's ok with me if you can still be a member!

DAC

I've also seen GMCs which had parts replaced with Chevrolet due to accident or owner preference.