Pedal Start 1940 Chevrolet MCP Truck

[Lionelgee]

Hello All,

I scrapped off decades of grease after following an online article about how to located engine numbers on old Chevrolet Trucks. The site also included how to decode American manufactured Chevrolet engines. They start with a K...

I found my engine number starts with PR I checked one Canadian manufactured Chevrolet motors website and they say that engines from 1940 do not start with PR.

So did Holden under licence from Chevrolet in the US or Canada manufacture engines here in Australia?

The engine number is PR3801619

Any ideas about the origins of my motor? I readily accept the fact that motors are interchangeable. The 216 with some modifications was manufactured until the 1950s, so it is highly likely to be a replacement from another donor.

Kind Regards
Lionel