Help identify 28 Chevy truck history
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Topic: Help identify 28 Chevy truck history
Posted By: LouSWPA
Subject: Help identify 28 Chevy truck history
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2025 at 8:38pm
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I bought a 28 Chevy one ton from a farmer in Indiana. From information found in the truck it lived in Missouri before that and according to the VIN was manufactured in Missouri. In any case, there is a number on the doors. 2-30-500. Anyone have a guess as to what that is?
   ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
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Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2025 at 9:39pm
| Phone number perhaps????? |
Posted By: Codger
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2025 at 9:48pm
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I think that is the old Missouri Commerce Commision numbering scheme. Now defunct.
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Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:00pm
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I didnt think phone no, because of the pattern, but I did suspect some sort of business ID ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 4:31am
It could be worse... https://youtu.be/Gl6F12DWI7o?si=QVjhit0or_XY3FhN" rel="nofollow - https://youtu.be/Gl6F12DWI7o?si=QVjhit0or_XY3FhN ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 7:12am
| Well, now that the number mystery is solved do we get to see the rest of the truck? Are you restoring it? Do we get to see your progress? I think we are curious. |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:15am
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The Chevrolet Truck Plant was between Goodfellow and Kingshighway in N St Louis on Union, just south of Jennings City. Made GM Bodies in the 1920s as Fischer Body. In grade School 1960s we got to take a Plant tour there before closed completely in the 1980s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Truck_Assembly" rel="nofollow - St. Louis Truck Assembly - Wikipedia |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 3:02pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
ac hunter wrote:
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 3:05pm
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I did repair the fuel pump and removed the Farmall tank. And, no matter what, I will strip the paint off the bed and some sort of clear coat on it. ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 3:41pm
| Re-do the bed and power polish the sheet metal and call it restored!! Easiest and best restoration you could do to a truck that looks that good! |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 5:49pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:11pm
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As I have been in the restoration business for years, I've found that "totally restored" means different things to different persons, depending on how knowledgeable they are!! State licensing office may not be very knowledgeable about this at all. If it is nice and shiny, it must be restored. If they require documentation from a professional shop, that puts a whole different light on it.
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Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2025 at 6:05am
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Tell them you did the body with the 'patina' look. ------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it! |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2025 at 8:17pm
| if it was me i would drive it the way it is idought that any one would give you crap unless you was holding up traffic on the hiway |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2025 at 8:34pm
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2025 at 11:12pm
| so put liability on it |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2025 at 6:22am
| That is a really nice looking truck. I can see why you would want to laeave it in the original condition. Be a shame to do otherwise, I think. Thanks for the pictures. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2025 at 9:19am
------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |