![]() ![]() I'm not sure where David's notes and info all went upon his passing, but the info I have on Canadian Motor Serial #'s is all typed in a spread sheet along with notes to mark where he had questions (as of 1998) Hopefully someone has all of the info. Then there is a list of serial #'s from various Canadian and NZ 1930's. GM of Canada figures say 27,333 cars were produced and 12,439 trucks in 1930 Calendar year but Regina closed in August 1930! This figure included some of the Oshawa production for 1931, of 17,000 or so 1931 models from November 1930." ![]() I'm unable to expand on it, as I only have what is in front of me, and he has corrected some numbers from the GM of Canada guy, and I am unable to verify that his corrections are correct, or where he got the other info.ĥ,000 units approximately for export (to NZ not Australia)īut in fact it was (cars) 1930 model yearĢ1,196 Oshawa/Walkerville, so 3,960 were for export?ĥ,437 Regina which were all domestic salesģ5,930 vehicles actually produced January to October 1930 (1930 Model year) Car production was 27,333 and truck production was 12,439 Chevrolet/Heavy duty trucks and 1,039 GMC in 1930 Calendar yearĮngines produced: 36,309 according to numbers available. Here is what is typed in the sheets I have. All of the info that I have is about 1930! The part about the sport coupes is the only body style info there is! It looks like he was also collecting body and motor #'s of known cars, and establishing production dates. I believe my Dad may have been sending him stuff from a contact with GM of Canada. Use the pages below and read them from left to right using the continue button on lower right corner of each page.You need to seriously consider the odds of getting this info from me! I have some correspondence between David and my Dad from the late 1990's when he was getting info via snail mail. The 1536th 1/2 ton off of the Pontiac line in '51. Louis, MO), 2537 =regular production number which would by the charts below make this truck a 1951 longbed halfton (1001-28735 was production for '51 in 1/2 ton trucks for a total of 27734 trucks. Serial is something like " 102 22 P 2537 " then your truck is: 10 =1/2 ton, 2 =longbed, 22 =228 engine (24=248 engine), P =Pontiac, Michigan assembly (C = Oakland, CA and S=St. In the mid 50s, they started each year with 1001. So the first 1/2 ton off the line in '47 was FC101 001 and the first 3/4 ton was FC152 001. Went up from there for each individual series. My VIN plaque says General Motors of Canada. The numbers, for the most part, started at 101 in '47 and Apparently my Serial Identification Number should start with a letter. Sources and there is no central registry of GMC serial numbers (also incorrectly called VINs) other than what I have put here as far as I know. The chassis serial number for each year are only found through multiple GMC didn't really look at truck "years" so much as at did model runs which in many cases ran for multiple years. There are also muliple letter codes for larger trucks indicating a COE, tandem axle, The Second letter ('39-'50) is the cab type ( C = Conventional ) The Third and fourth digits are the series ( 10 = 1/2 ton-100 Series, 15 = 3/4 ton-150 Series, 25 = 1 ton-250 series, 28 =280, 30 = 300 and so on) The fifth digit (or third digit in '51-'53) is the series is the wheelbase (such as in 1/2 through 1 ton, 1=116", 2=125.25", and 3=137" in '47-'54) The sixth through twelfth digits are the regular production numbers which are simply a sequential number given to each truck as it came off the line. GMC used a system to identify '39-'59 trucks by series, then Serial Numbers - GMC Decoding and Deciphering Links and Keyįirst, get the chassis serial number off the ID Plate. ![]()
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