To All,
I remember reading that chevy discontinued the 3600 and 3800
designations around '51. I can't quote you the exact source right now
but I remember reading that they saved something like $250,000 dollars
by deleting that little item. I can do a little research if anyone
really wants to know exactly when the drop occured. My hood also does
not have the holes drilled for the 3800 but I bought some at a swap meet
and will add them cause I like them.
Shawn
51 chevy 1 ton panel
Alan Gingles wrote:
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> tcape wrote:
> >
> > Paul, Chevy Duty has a section on their webpage entitled, "What Year Is My
> > Truck?" The info in this section says that Chevy started using the number
> > designations in "late 1949", and stopped using them in 1952. Nothing is
> > mentioned about some models not having the numbers. Probably, some PO
> > swapped the hood. My '47 has a column shift...and nothing I can find says
> > that the column shift was offered before 1948. I think for many years,
> > there were not many suppliers for these old trucks. I think people just
> > went to the junkyards and got whatever they could find....from any year
> > available. Nice thing about your truck, you can use a drill...and the right
> > holes will miraculously appear in your hood! :-D
> > Tom Caperton
> > '47 2nd 3100
>
> According to all catalogs, my '48 should have the Chevrolet Thriftmaster
> emblems on the hood. As you can see in the pics on my website, it only
> has the Chevrolet emblems. There doesn't seem to be any non-used holes
> on the hood either. I know by the production number (9031) that it is an
> early '48, but that shouldn't make any difference. Ahhh...ancient
> mysteries!
>
> Alan Gingles
> 1948 Chevy "1314" daily driver!!
> http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles
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