© TRIFIVEWORLD

1955-1957 Chevrolet Vehicle Identification Number Decode

The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is the legal identification of the car. The VIN will show the engine type (L6 vs. V8), model year, final assembly plant, and its sequence production number for that plant.

1955  VIN start sequence 001001
Engine Series Code Series
6-cylinder A 1500 (except 1506)
  B 2100
  C 2400
  D 1506
  E 2900 (convertible)
8-cylinder VA 1500 (except 1506)
  VB 2100
  VC 2400
  VD 1506
  VE 2900 (convertible)
Sample TriFiveWorld
VC - V8 2400 series, 1955, Kansas City assembly plant, sequence number 080xxx
     



1956 VIN start sequence 001001
Engine Series Code Series
6-cylinder A 1500 (except 1506)
  B 2100
  C 2400
  D 1506
  E 2900 (convertible)
8-cylinder VA 1500 (except 1506)
  VB 2100
  VC 2400
  VD 1506
  VE 2900 (convertible)
Sample TriFiveWorld
VC - V8 2400 series, 1956, Los Angeles assembly plant, sequence number 033xxx



1957 VIN start sequence 100001
Engine Series Code Series
6-cylinder A 1500 (except 1506)
  B 2100
  C 2400
  D 1506
8-cylinder VA 1500 (except 1506)
  VB 2100
  VC 2400
  VD 1506
  VE 2900 (convertible)
Sample TriFiveWorld
VC - V8 2400 series, 1957, Norwood assembly plant, sequence number 173xxx
   

If the original VIN plate is missing, the owner's state can issue their own VIN plate like the one below issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation. Just what an owner must do to obtain a state-issued VIN is dependent on their state's regulations. Check with your local Department of Transportation or Highway Patrol to see what you may require for a state-issued VIN.

TriFiveWorld


Canada VIN plates (or Chassis ID plates) differ from the U. S. versions. Here a 1957 Bel Air 2-door hardtop VIN puts the model year (7 for 1957), then the series (1037D), and followed by the plant sequence number 614xxx.

TriFiveWorld