Classic/Antique Car Repair: ID/vin# location, car number plate, machined pad

Question
I have a 1931 Chevy pickup and need to find a number so that I can register it. So far we have had no luck. We have looked on the firewall, and under dash.

Answer
Chevrolet in that era had a habit of attaching a Car Number plate on the floor near the sill plates some times covered by the floor mat. They also at time stamped the chassis number on the tops of the frame rails in the engine bay. There are some states I believe that will accept the engine number that is stamped on a machined pad near the fuel pump. Most states have the provisions in the law to allow the DMV to assign a new number to the car. Check with the DMV in your state and ask the questions. If you can find a number on the frame rail that would be the easiest but ask about the engine number as well. There should have been a plate on the fire wall on the right side when the truck was built.