Looking for a secondary VIN on a 1955 (2nd series)

[srsummers]

My farther in-law bought a 55 last weekend and the cab Vin plate is very faded and dosen't appear to match. I have heard the the 55-59 cars have a secondary vin on the frame under the drivers seat. Do the trucks?

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by srsummers

My farther in-law bought a 55 last weekend and the cab Vin plate is very faded and dosen't appear to match. I have heard the the 55-59 cars have a secondary vin on the frame under the drivers seat. Do the trucks?

It is usually located on the left rail top anywhere from the radiator support to under the cab.

[Tri5Nerd]

Mine is located on the drivers side under the cab.
Look under the cab to see if there is any numbers there. A trick to get all the numbers is to take regular tape about 6" long and overlap 2 pieces of tape then lay it on the frame, make sure the frame has a little dust or dirt on it then rub on the tape and peel and you should have the numbers without too much trouble.

Tri5

[OrrieG]

My 59 has one on the top drivers side frame rail right behind the front crossmember. I found a second on the top drivers side frame fail under the cab. Most cars have a secondary one that is hard to get to to "erase" in case someone would want to conceal the history. I hand sanded my frame to bare metal and did not find any more.