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Originally Posted by bdshumaker
David, I see you posted while I was typing. The VIN checks out perfectly as a Chevy 1/2 ton, 127" wb IE:
4C154H164906
4=1964
C=Conventional Cab
1=1/2 ton
5=127" wb
4=pickup
H=Fremont, Cal.
164906=64906th production (#'s start at 100,001 each year at each plant)
The VIN does not indicate the style of bed as stepside or fleetside. Don't confuse VIN # with model #, they don't correlate.
The 1964 brochure shows the four C10 Model's as:
Model C1404 is the 1/2 ton short bed, stepside.
Model C1434 is the 1/2 ton short bed, fleetside.
Model C1504 is the 1/2 ton long bed, stepside.
Model C1534 is the 1/2 ton long bed, fleetside.
Brian
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I don't confuse the VIN with model number...
But, you mentioned it being a C1534, which is the designation for the fleetside longbed in Canada. Haven't seen that designation for the American trucks (because those numbers -are- in the Canadian VIN and do designate the fleetside/stepside.)
You have mentioned, again, the longbed cab (implying there is also a shortbed cab) but there is only one cab. Same on the 1/2-3/4-1 tons and appearances indicate even the bigger trucks the basic cab is the same (with fender extensions, running boards, etc). I say appearances since I haven't really taken the time to measure the 4000 I have versus the 2500... but the doors are interchangeable between them, the seat is interchangeable, the dash is interchangeable... so the cab is also likely interchangeable (meaning it is the same cab).