Brockpend Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Can anyone identify this old gal for me? She’s sitting around our farm, would be cool to restore and drag some of my farmalls around with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrr4quality Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I guess it would be a late 1955 through 1957. Not too familiar with the big trucks of that era. The 1958 pickup received dual headlights. One day I’d like to own a ‘56 pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 To expand upon the above: In 1955 there was the first series which looked like the older '54 and previous and the second series, which looks like yours. Since the pickup cabs are essentially the same there are all sorts of restoration parts available. Google 55-57 restoration parts. You can pretty much build a new one if your pockets are deep enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axial_al Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I’m going to guess 1956 or 57 because the id tag lists a 283 as one of the engine choices. A 1955 truck would look similar, but I believe the engine would be a 265. Good old trucks. One of my uncles had one I put a few miles on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Man Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 This is a '55 or '56, the '57 had a ridge on each side of the hood from front to back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoshoe Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 55 minutes ago, Red_Man said: This is a '55 or '56, the '57 had a ridge on each side of the hood from front to back. Take a closer look. Ridges are there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 If it shows a 283 it has to be a 57. 56 was still 265 for the v8. Hood emblem is 56-57 v8. Different than the 6 cylinders. Ridges on the hood are 57 only. V emblem on door is 57 only. 56 had them on the fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oleman Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 One of my many relatives had a 57 1/2T he got new in 57. Chevy dash and grill looked like that. Chevy light blue, I6 and 3 speed on the tree. I drove it many times before I left the area in 1963. It got totaled about 68 when someone pulled into the road in from of his son. Believe he replaced it with a 69 1/2T. He still had the new one in 2009! He also had a C50 after 66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 11 hours ago, lotsaIHCs said: If it shows a 283 it has to be a 57. 56 was still 265 for the v8. Hood emblem is 56-57 v8. Different than the 6 cylinders. Ridges on the hood are 57 only. V emblem on door is 57 only. 56 had them on the fender. The fender emblems are missing so not sure what size truck it is. Fender emblems were also 1 year only, as were each year of the"Task Force" trucks. 55 was below the body line, 56 above, 57 above but different oval shape. 58 and 59 each had their own design also. Based on the GVW it's probably a 1957 6000 series or 8000 series. I can't speak for 1957 but I know that 1956 has the vin plate on the left a pillar. I don't see one in your pic so either it is missing or 57 moved them. The vin in 56 would start with v6 for a V8 6000 series with the next letter being the wheelbase, then 56 for model year. V6B56 is a v8, 6000 series, B wheelbase 1956 model year. So if that holds true for 1957 a vin starting with V6B57 would indicate V8, 6000 series, B wheelbase 1957 model year. 6 cylinder models have the same vin just without the V prefix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I am seeing a 6V-53 Detroit with an Allison Automatic strapped to the back of it. OR, I have an old Deuce and a half with a GMC 271 6 popper, and a 4 speed hydramatic behind it.... HMMMMMM. 🤔 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 37 minutes ago, mikem said: Allison Automatic strapped to the back of it. 🤮🤮🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Man Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 On 6/18/2023 at 10:00 AM, snoshoe said: Take a closer look. Ridges are there. Thank you, I didn't enlarge the pic enough the first time I looked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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