Cargo bed Data Plate

snow man · Post by **snow man** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:16 pm

I have a all steal cargo bed 353 , is the data plate located " front of bed drivers side " and are there more than one plate on this type bed ? If someone has a picture they can post of this plate because mine has been sandblasted some time or other and is very faint .

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:08 pm

Hi Snow Man,

Yes, the all steel body has one data plate on the left front corner. My camara just refused to photo it. Says Disk Error - Oh NO!!!

The tags are always faint from weather. And they were not very deep anyway. The tag is the size of a business card. Four rivets in the corners

The data tag reads:

FOR PARTS REQUISITION
BODY MODEL NO. 08395-Z
80 X 144
MANUFACTURED BY
EDW. G. BUDD MFG CO
PHILADELPHIA - DETROIT
DELIVERY DATE _________________

Hope that helps

Cat Man

snow man · Post by **snow man** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:44 am

Thanks Cat Man , i was in the process of getting a new plate and the vendor said there could be two

on the bed . The plate you describe is the one i have the only deference is mine is attached with small Philips head screws . Is yours similar to a "pop rivet " or a solid head brad ?

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:41 pm

I think the plate on the bed I have was held on with Phillps head screws also.

Cat Man

blackdog · Post by **blackdog** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:54 pm

The composite bed that I just rebuilt has solid head brads...

Kees51 · Post by **Kees51** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:24 am

There usually are two plates on an all steel bed...

http://www.pbase.com/kees_s/image/79984578

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:02 pm

Interesting thread. Here are two photo's of the tag on an all steel 1950's replacement bed made in Europe. German??

One tag only. No extra holes, same size and location as on my early all steel US built bed.

Cat Man

airborne53 · Post by **airborne53** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 12:51 pm

hello
it's german made usually for french cckw rebuild era 1950 -60 to change old wood and composite bed
olivier

snow man · Post by **snow man** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:25 pm

Kees51 wrote:There usually are two plates on an all steel bed...

http://www.pbase.com/kees_s/image/79984578

Where are those plates located on the bed , and do you think they are original to the truck ?

Ledog · Post by **Ledog** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:14 pm

Do you know where to buy reproductions of these bed plates?

snow man · Post by **snow man** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:09 pm

777 AAA wrote:Do you know where to buy reproductions of these bed plates?

I have some on the way and will post some pic's then you can decide if you like them .

Ledog · Post by **Ledog** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:45 pm

snow man wrote:
777 AAA wrote:Do you know where to buy reproductions of these bed plates?
I have some on the way and will post some pic's then you can decide if you like them .

Great!

Kees51 · Post by **Kees51** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:42 pm

snow man wrote:
Kees51 wrote:There usually are two plates on an all steel bed...

http://www.pbase.com/kees_s/image/79984578
Where are those plates located on the bed , and do you think they are original to the truck ?

They were at the right front side, at the drivers side. They looked exactly like the plates I saw on an original wooden bed of a AFKWX a while ago, so I think they were genuine. Those plates also were at that position, and there also were two, with the same kind of information per plate as the ones pictured here.

This is the truck they were on:

http://www.pbase.com/kees_s/image/79984580

Unfortunately I didnt get to speak with the owner, so I dont know anything more about it.

I photographed it because I rarely see such a neat set of original data plates on a cargo bed, and I look at many.

Ledog · Post by **Ledog** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:32 pm

I have seen this one on a GMC in Bastogne last december.

snow man · Post by **snow man** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:43 pm

Here is the new data plates i got plus a new winch plate .

Cat Man · Post by **Cat Man** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:01 pm

Snow man, Those plates look great. I need a winch data plate for mine. Are they available?

Post or send a PM.

Thanks

Cat Man

Ledog · Post by **Ledog** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:23 am

Snowman, where did you buy these bed plates and how much did they cost?

Lt.Horne · Post by **Lt.Horne** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:20 am

Hi ,
if you need any data plates for GMC let me know,I have all of them,for bed too.
Regards
Robert

Colin Britton · Post by **Colin Britton** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:13 am

Do you have the data plates for a late war composate bet 353?
As my bed data plates are missing also, but they did put the screws back after they removed the plates. Which was nice of them.

Lt.Horne · Post by **Lt.Horne** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:23 am

PM sent,
thank you

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