1927 Chevrolet Truck and Miss Maple

Of all the things I have found out about the truck, I think the neatest thing was this:           One common misconception with our old cars is that there was a VIN number used on early Chevrolets. Chevrolet did not use a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) until the mid-1950's. There are no stamped serial numbers on the frame so engine serial numbers were commonly used by Motor Vehicle Departments for registration purposes. A plate was used that gives detailed information about the vehicle but it was not generally used for vehicle identification.                        Early Chevrolet cars & trucks used Car Number Plates to identify where the vehicle was made, which month it was made, show the series and the number of the vehicle as it came off the assembly line. Most early wood-bodied models had this plate nailed into the seat frame or the floor on the passenger side.  For t...

When I first bought the truck, the son told me that his dad bought the truck and then he had to make the bed of the truck and he did from trees on his property.  I had no reason to doubt him when I bought the truck.  I knew nothing about the truck, the history of early trucks, but since then, have wanted to find out anything I could on the truck.  Here is what I have found so far: 1.)  As for the cab, 1927 was the first year that Chevy offered a factory cab. You could make your own bed or go to a variety of body builders. The other option was that the truck could be bought with a commercial cowl and the buyer could make his/her own body or get a whole body from a body builder. 2.)  What identifies it as a 1927? There are a number of clues, such as the date the engine was cast , whether it has one or two exhaust ports , the number of spokes on the wheels, the front profile of the radiator shell, the shape of the headli...