Dodge Truck Serial Numbers 1917 – 1980 A comprehensive guide to Dodge, Plymouth, Fargo & De Soto trucks

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This book is an essential resource for all classic truck enthusiasts. It provides accurate information about locating and interpreting serial numbers (VINs) used on Dodge, Dodge Brothers, Graham Brothers, Plymouth, Fargo and De Soto trucks built from 1917 to 1980 in the United States and Canada, also from 1953 to 1963 in Australia. The material was compiled from hundreds of factory books and verified by checking thousands of trucks. You will find straightforward information about the year, models, engine sizes and wheel base options for each serial number. The pictures of tags and frame number locations along with the tables, and explanations lay out a clear path to finding and decoding the serial number for your truck. Whether you are searching for information to identify a new purchase or verifying the year and model of a restoration project, this book gives you the tools you need! Review: A wealth of information - After not finding any online resources which could help me decode the serial number of my 58 D300, I picked up this book and low and behold, there was the serial number. Now i know that the truck came with the elusive canadian 313 poly V8 and a few other little tidbits. It has resources for US and Canadian built Dodges, as well as Plymouth, Desoto and Fargo. All years are laid out in easy to read charts. The first half of the book is specifically for US vehicles, and the second is for Canadian. Would make a great gift for your classic mopar, chryco, alpar truck enthusiast. Review: Must-have resource for Dodge Truck enthusiasts - The author, Eric Bannerman, is a preeminent expert on vintage Dodge Trucks. His comprehensive guide includes illustrations and helpful explanations that will allow you to figure out the precise make, model, and year of your vehicle by decrypting the tag on your Dodge truck. This new book is a result of thousands of hours of field research that the author invested into gathering and analyzing data on serial numbers. He then meticulously verified those serial numbers against hundreds of factory books and organized them into easily understandable format. As a result, the information contained in a serial number of a vintage Dodge Truck can be unlocked by anyone, even if this is the first truck you are restoring. No other resource comes close to what this book has accomplished. If you consider yourself a serious collector or enthusiast, or are simply invested in restoring your vehicle, this is a must-have.