Chevy G506 data plate question

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Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by Travelfix » Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:24 pm

Were the data plates on an early Chevrolet G506 brass or zinc? If brass, when did they switch over to zinc?
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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by Warren Duchesne » Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:43 pm

I have seen many that were neither brass or zinc but plain steel . Most plain steel are unreadable or almost . Warren Duchesne

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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by Prop Trailer » Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:08 am

Metal in our Class 325 Firetruck, brass on the dash of our M6 Bombtruck.
We all know why……

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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by forestry4evr » Sat Feb 02, 2019 5:18 am

Bob,

The plates on my prewar 2/41 YP Chevy were aluminum. The plates on mid 1941-late 42 trucks I have seen were all steel with a light or no zinc plating. These later plates did not seem to stand up to time very well. I am not sure about late model trucks. It seems as though the choice of metals used on items such as data plates changed with scarcity of materials...aluminum was allocated to airplanes, and brass to shell casings when we finally entered WW2.

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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by Zuke » Fri Oct 22, 2021 5:06 pm

All brass on my 04/43 7107

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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by 42cargo » Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:43 pm

At the risk of mixing apples and oranges, the changes in metals for the jeep data plates are fairly well documented and I would suspect the trucks might have followed a similar evolution.

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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by forestry4evr » Sat Oct 23, 2021 3:10 am

42cargo wrote:
Fri Oct 22, 2021 6:43 pm
At the risk of mixing apples and oranges, the changes in metals for the jeep data plates are fairly well documented and I would suspect the trucks might have followed a similar evolution.
Hey John,

Do you have a link to the Jeep discussion? I had always figured the choice of metal used basically fell in line with different metal shortages that occurred during WW2. Would be interested to see other opinions and or documentation.
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Re: Chevy G506 data plate question

Post by 42cargo » Sat Oct 23, 2021 4:37 am

Hi Paul,

I use Dataplates4u as a reference: https://dataplates4u.com/willys-mb/

There’s also Horne dataplates in Poland, but I can’t find a website for him, just a Facebook page.

Hope you’re doing well.

John


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