What Year Is Your Chevy/GMC?

Are you wondering what year your Chev/GMC truck is or if you would just like to know the differences between the years then look no further! Below are the changes that Chev/GMC has made to their trucks throughout the years. If you would like to see a large selection of these trucks then click here and click on the "Image Gallerie" at the bottom of the page.

1901-1930

1931-1940

1941-1950

1951-1955

1956-1960

1941 There grill was redesigned this year which was known as the "upside-down T" grill. New truck bumpers were introduced, instead of using the car bumpers. There were also new headlight housings set into the front fenders.
1941 Chevrolet

1942 Because of the start of WWI this was a short production year and only the COE models came with chrome trim.
1942 Canadian Military Pattern

1944 Due to the war there were no changes and limited personal vehicles were produced.

1945 The war ended on August 14, and six days later production resumed but the truck was the same as the '42 model.

1946 There were no changes again because of a month long strike by the UAW. The Chev and GMC trucks differ this year with the grill design. Chev went with a horizontal upper section and a vertical lower section while GMC went with all horizontal.
1946 Chevrolet

1946 GMC

1947 In mid 1947, GM introduced this new design truck. The gas tank is mounted under the bed & fills through the hole in passenger bed side similar to the Ford. There is a three speed tranny which is floor shift. The doors have one piece glass with no vent window and the windshield is the 2 piece in a fixed position. Hood side emblem says CHEVROLET & THRIFTMASTER.
1947 Chevrolet

1947 GMC
1948 The only change this year is they moved the shifter to the column which is known as "three on the tree".
1948 Chevrolet

1949 The hood emblems now only say CHEVROLET and have the series designation (THRIFTMASTER was discontinued). They also moved the gas tank inside the cab behind seat.
1949 Chevrolet

1950 The lever-action shocks are replaced by modern tubular shocks. This is the last year for the driver's floor vent.
1950 Chevrolet

1901-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950 1951-1955 1956-1960


1941 There grill was redesigned this year which was known as the "upside-down T" grill. New truck bumpers were introduced, instead of using the car bumpers. There were also new headlight housings set into the front fenders.	1941 Chevrolet
1942 Because of the start of WWI this was a short production year and only the COE models came with chrome trim.	1942 Canadian Military Pattern
1944 Due to the war there were no changes and limited personal vehicles were produced.
1945 The war ended on August 14, and six days later production resumed but the truck was the same as the '42 model.
1946 There were no changes again because of a month long strike by the UAW. The Chev and GMC trucks differ this year with the grill design. Chev went with a horizontal upper section and a vertical lower section while GMC went with all horizontal.	1946 Chevrolet
	1946 GMC
1947 In mid 1947, GM introduced this new design truck. The gas tank is mounted under the bed & fills through the hole in passenger bed side similar to the Ford. There is a three speed tranny which is floor shift. The doors have one piece glass with no vent window and the windshield is the 2 piece in a fixed position. Hood side emblem says CHEVROLET & THRIFTMASTER.	1947 Chevrolet
	1947 GMC
1948 The only change this year is they moved the shifter to the column which is known as "three on the tree".	1948 Chevrolet
1949 The hood emblems now only say CHEVROLET and have the series designation (THRIFTMASTER was discontinued). They also moved the gas tank inside the cab behind seat.	1949 Chevrolet
1950 The lever-action shocks are replaced by modern tubular shocks. This is the last year for the driver's floor vent.	1950 Chevrolet