56 or 57

[Nemesis 10]

How do you tell a 1956 and 1957 Chevy truck ? I found a 56 -57 for sale and would like to know .
Thank you; Paul

[55metalmonkey]

date on the door plate, or decode the vin is the only way to be sure. I don't think that there was a change in trim or badges between them

[Kim57]

The hoods and grills are different.
The 57 has 2 ridges on the hood like the cars have and the 56 hood is flat.
The 57 grill sits on the front of the truck where the 56 grill sets back in.
57

56

Kim

[MrTucker]

grills are different, but I've never heard of them having different hoods before...

[Indian113]

I wouldn't care, I'd take either a 56-57! I'm like Jesus I love them ALL

[Nemesis 10]

I think the truck I found is a 56 , It has correct looking grill and a flat hood, i have to take a close look this weekend , the owner said it has not moved since 1966.I hope there is enough there to rebuild. I will post pictures when if I bring it home.
Thank you; Paul

[57 3100]

57's have the unique grill and humps on the hood. here is my 57

[Nemesis 10]

57 3100 ;
that is a awesome truck, I hope I can make the one I'm looking at fixed up that nice, how much lower is you truck than stock ?, is that on a s10 frame?

[57 3100]

Originally Posted by Nemesis 10

57 3100 ;
that is a awesome truck, I hope I can make the one I'm looking at fixed up that nice, how much lower is you truck than stock ?, is that on a s10 frame?

thanks much....
its right around 7" lower than stock. up front i have a 3" dropped axle from Sid at www.droppedaxles.com and 3 of the original 6 leafs pulled out.
out back all i did was flip the rear to the inside of the leafs. got about 1" travel all the way around before bottoming out. im running gas shocks which help a lot, but the bigger bumps in the road do make it bottom out. but it aint too bad, and i like the stance, so its gonna stay.
good luck with your new project.

elonard

[55metalmonkey]

very nice truck,
I wasn't sure if they put the hood ridges on in 57 thought they did that later. learn something new everyday I guess.

[HiRMKin]

I have a hard with the 55 and 56 or even the 58 and 59 it’s especially hard if there’re no badges on them

[55metalmonkey]

Originally Posted by HiRMKin

I have a hard with the 55 and 56 or even the 58 and 59 it’s especially hard if there’re no badges on them

also people mixing parts from years because it looks nicer doesn't help either.
I don't have a problem with people doing it... just makes it more confusing to tell the difference

[nikwho]

I have a '59 and I still can not distinguish a 58 from a 59. or a 55 from a 56. The '57 grills look like a mouth to me. they were my favorite growing up. I brought my '59 home with plans of putting a 57 front clip on it but I fell in love with the four headlight and wider fender look! I'd say grab it whatever year it is. They stopped making these a few years ago and they are only getting harder to find.