
This six digit long sequence began with “001001” in 1955-56, while in 1957 the sequence began with “100001”. The production number sequence represents the basic serial number given at the assembly plant. sequence is the Series and Model Identification digit. Models originally equipped with a 6 cylinder engine did not feature this “V” at the beginning of the V.I.N. In addition to the Series and Model Identification letter, models equipped with a V8 from the factory will contain a “V” before the Series and Model ID. Just look on the left front door hinge pillar post for a VIN plate that resembles the graphic above, and use the information below to decode it. Unlike our Firebird / Trans Am VIN decoder or our Nova VIN decoder, which span multiple generations with different vehicle identification number formats, the 1955-57 Chevy VIN decoder is very simple. Read on to learn how to use our 1955-57 Chevy VIN decoder and trim tag decoder to find out more about your own '55-57 Chevy, or one you're thinking about buying and restoring. These two pieces of metal were riveted onto the body of all Tri-Five Chevy vehicles, and each provides some valuable information on the way they looked when they left the GM assembly line back in the 1950s. Hellraiser Series = Avenger Hellraiser FR (available exclusively at Drum City - GuitarLand, Inc.If you've ever seen a 1955-57 Chevy classic car and wondered what its original specifications were, there's one way to find out for certain: examine the VIN plate and the trim tag.S Series = S-1 DLX, S-1 30th Anniversary Model (2006 only), S-1 Elite (2008), S-1 Hot Rod, S-1 Scorpion Tribal Doubleneck, S-1 'Bada Bling', S-1 'Black Widow' (2005 only), S-1 'The Devil's Rejects' (2007 only), S-1 'Vampira' (2003 only).For example, for serial number 0236758, the '02' indicates that the guitar was made in 2002 for serial number W10052743, the '10' indicates that the guitar was made in 2010. The first two numerical digits of the serial number (found on the back of the headstock) will tell you what year the instrument was made.

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