1948 Chevy Truck Model 1434

Not sure what model? this truck is. 3/4 ton 1 ton ?

serial 9143401699

Model 1434

Body Serial 175

Trim 394

Paint 932

Used as a grain hauler. Has 33,122 miles on it

It has a hoist/tilt box

Please see pics

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Thanks for your help

Well,

It looks like either a 3/4 ton (3600) or 1 ton(3800) pick-up...

If the box is about 9 ft long and has four stake pockets down the side, it's most likely a 1-ton.

If the box is about 8 ft long, and has three pockets down the side, it's the 3/4 ton.

Does it have a three-speed or four-speed tranny ? ( If it has a three-speed on the floor, then it is an early Advance Design, mid to late '47).

So the box dumps? Do the fenders go up with the box ?

Looks like a nice survivor...

It has 4 stake pockets and a four speed trany. The fenders lift with the box.

Havn't had it running yet, it's been stored a long time. Really only slight surface

rust so its very restorable. Original tires. Mice were living in the cab but didnt damage

the seat covers, just the stuffing. Cant safely go in the cab untill disenfected.

I cant seem to locate a decoder for the serial number, usually there are letters in it.

Wonder why the model number on the data plate is 1434 and not 3600/3800?

Thanks for the info

Lucky you ! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Try and keep the rain off of it... these babies rust badly in some characteristic spots when they sit out in the weather; water tends to leak in around the windshield and cowl vent ( missing rubber gasket/ missing cowl-vent drain hose), which rots the front floor... also the door bottoms rust-out from rain water getting down between the side glass and the door frame.

The various model series, 3100 (1/2 ton), 3600 (3/4 ton), 3800 (1 ton), etc, usually appeared only on the hood side-scripts and in the ad literature and service books... I have never seen those four-digit model "names" appear as part of the serial number on any Advance Design trucks I have seen over the years...

Usually, the vehicle serial number (on the aluminum tag on the drivers front door pillar) starts-out with a Letter/number combination indicating the model year and model class; my '54 3/4 ton serial begins J 54 B ______; my '55 first-series begins P 55 B ______. The letter indicates the weight/model class ( H= 3100 1/2 ton; J= 3600 3/4 ton; K= 3800 1 ton; P= 4400 1-1/2 ton), the next two digits are the model year... the letter "B" indicates that my trucks were produced at the Broening Highway plant in Baltimore.

If your truck is a really early Advance Design ( gas tank under the bed, one rear cab mount: under the rear-center of the cab), then they might've used a slightly different serial number coding...

What size wheels/tires are on it: 15" or 17 " ?

Renner Grip King nylon rear tires with 60% tread left on 17x5.0 Disc Wheel two part steel rims, Goodyear Hi-All Weather 7.50-17 heavy duty 8 ply front tires with 5% tread left on Disc Wheel two part steel rims, and original moon hubcaps. Gas filler is on the passsenger side pillar.

Data plate pic

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Thanks

From what this guide indicates the truck may actually be a '49?

http://www.chevytrucks.org/resources/adguide.htm

Advance Design Identification Guide

This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, just a simple guide to help you identify Advance-Design (1947-1955) Chevy pickups.

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1947 Second Series - New styling, 5-slat horizontal grille.

Vents on side of cab.

No vent windows in doors.

"Thriftmaster" or "Loadmaster" badging on side of hood.

1948 - New foot-operated parking brake.

1949 - Inner bar of grille painted silver-gray.

Series number badging (3100, 3600, 3800) on side of hood.

Gas tank moved inside cab to behind seat (filler cap on passenger side of cab)

1950 - No major exterior changes. Only major change is to tubular type shock absorbers.

My goodness... I never even thought about a Canadian Chevy !

Boy do I feel sheepish ! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

That serial plate is quite a bit different than the ones on US models ( lithographed aluminum; silver letters on a black or blue background... usually the colored background is worn away and about the only thing legible is the stamped serial # !).

The 17" wheels were standard issue with the 1-ton 3800...

The gas tank behind the front seat suggests a '49 model year, at least for US-produced Chevys...

When I was growing-up outside of Baltimore, MD, mid'70s, there was a truck-body company along US Route 40: Fed-R-Line Truck Bodies, and one of their employees had a truck just like yours: '48-'50 Chevy 3800 1-ton pick-up. I used to wonder why the pick-up box looked like it was "sitting high" on the chassis...

One day, the truck was parked at the local grocery store, so I stopped for a quick look - it was at that time that I discovered the sub-frame and hoist under the pick-up box !

So, yours makes the second one I've seen over the last 40 years...

Good luck with it!

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Sorry, I should have mentioned it was Canadian. Probably why the numbers are hard to look up.

Not to mention it seems like a '49 from the US info I've seen sofar. The hoist does make it a

bit more collectable/interesting I think.

Thanks again for the help, its appreciated

Hey there,

Just starting to restore my truck - looks exactly like yours. I'm pretty sure it's a 1952. Hoist. Model 1434. Body serial 135. Serial number 2143401525. Canadian truck!! Saskatchewan plates too. It came out of Wakaw, SK. Hope to share with you a few pictures and could use your help figuring out my serial number on the truck.

Thanks, Cory

The Canadian serial number (9143401699) decodes as follows.

First Figure is Year. 9 = 1949

Second Figure is Make. 1 = Chevrolet

Third Figure is Series. 4 = 1420 or 1430

Fourth Figure is Wheelbase. 3 = 137"

Fifth Figure is Equipment on Chassis. 4 = Pickup Delivery

The remaining five figures indicate vehicle number.

A Canadian series 1430 is the same as an American series 3800. I think.