CAR NUMBER PLATES - This plate is for 1940-1946 Chevrolet Special Deluxe passenger cars. Specific Applications: 1940-1945 All Special Deluxe models; 1946 Special Deluxe Cabriolet only Dimensions:1-13/16" x 3-1/2" 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. It was not typically used as a vehicle identification number (VIN) since these plates were so easy to remove. Instead, the engine serial number was used as a VIN number. Most early cars had this plate nailed into the seat frame or the floor on the passenger side. For this reason, they are often missing. Trucks had the plate screwed to the firewall on the passenger side in the engine compartment. Even if nothing else is visible on the plate, most times the stamped serial number can be read. This number gives valuable information about the vehicle. A beautiful and accurate reproduction of the Car Number Plate is now available for 1925 thru 1939 cars & trucks and 1940-1946 Special Deluxe cars. Now you can replace missing or damaged number plates with these show quality reproductions. The plates changed each year until 1933. Models like Superior, Capitol, National, International, Universal, Independence and Confederate were used prior to 1933. From 1933-1936 Master & Standard were used. In 1937-1939, the plates had Master & Deluxe Master. There is also a plate used for 1940-1946 Special Deluxe cars. In 1932, there were two different Car Number Plates used. The early production cars had a number stamped into them that indicated only the plant of manufacture and the model of the car, along with the number of the car. In late 1932, they added 2-digit month of manufacture to the number. When this took place a new plate was made that had a longer field for the number. In order to make room for the longer number, the words Car Number were shortened to Car No. Make your restoration truly complete with a new, show quality Car Number Plate!

This is a beautiful reproduction of the factory Identification Plate for 1942-1946 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Trucks including Pickup, Suburban, Canopy Delivery and Panel trucks. The plate is black etched on aluminum just like the originals. Note: these plates were not usually used for registration as they are easily removed. Most often, registration numbers used were the stamped engine serial numbers.

This rivet was used on Fisher Body cowl tags & paint tags from 1936 and newer, when mounted through a 1/4" hole. On trucks, this rivet was used on the identification plate on the door post or kick panel from 1947 and newer, when mounted through a 1/4" hole. Not used on Bowtie ID plates on early cars & trucks.