1929 - 1958 Chevrolet Model Identification

Chevrolet Passenger Cars and Trucks

Model Identification Charts, Serial Number & Cowl Tag Locations,

Paint, Trim & Engine Codes for U.S. Built 1939 - 1958 Models

Second Edition

1942 - 1952 Serial # Tag	1953 & 1954 Serial # Tag


1949 - 1952 Models location is on Driver's Side Front Door Pillar	1953 - 1957 Models location is on Driver's Side Front Door Pillar
1942 - 1948 Models location is under floor mat forward of Passenger side of front seat	Serial Number Decoding Chart 1942 - 1957 1929 - 1939 Series Id Passenger Cars & Trucks 1940 - 1946 Series Id Passenger Cars & Trucks 1947 - 1949 Series Id Passenger Cars & Trucks 1950 - 1958 Series Id Passenger Cars & Trucks


1942 - 1957 Cowl (Body) Plate Tag

Cowl (Body) Plate Decoding Chart 1942 - 1957
Location for 1942 - 1957 Models is on Passenger Side Upper Firewall

Serial Number Decoding Chart 1942 - 1957			Cowl (Body) Plate Decoding Chart 1942 - 1957

Chevrolet Passenger Car Model Id Charts
	1946	1949	1952
	1947	1950	1953
	1948	1951	1954

Production Figures 1946 - 1957 U.S. Built Passenger Cars

Interior Trim Codes	Paint Codes			Series Id Passenger Cars & Trucks

1941 - 1952	1928	1947	1953	1929 - 1939
1953 - 1954	1939	1948	1954	1940 - 1946
1955 - 1956	1940	1949	1955	1947 - 1949
1957 - 1958	1941	1950	1956	1950 - 1958
	1942	1951	1957
	1946	1952	1958

	1935 - 1948 Paint Colors
	1949 - 1954 Paint Colors

1946 - 1954 Registry Database for U.S. Built Passenger Cars
	1946 - 1954 Collected Data	Questionnaire

Special Note 1 May 2007: Added a new page for Hub Cap Identification. This page is far from complete and will take time to gather photos and information on the various Hub Caps used on the many Chevrolet Models.

Engine Serial Number Information
1941 - 1946	1950	1954
1947	1951	1955
1948	1952	1956
1949	1953	1957

RPO Number Information
	1950

1951 Regular Production Options & 1951 RPO Price List

Acknowledgements & Thanks To the Good Folks at ChevyTalk.org

& David Hayward of England for some of this info.

Revised: 1 May 2007

12 March 2013

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