Photographed identity and historical ratings
VanDerBrink lot 153M is described as a 1976 Chevrolet half-ton pickup. Original auction photo 10 clearly shows CCD146B176511 on a GM metal identification/rating plate. Independent selected-image review confirms the full VIN, GVWR 4,900 lb, front GAWR 2,940 lb and rear GAWR 2,940 lb.
The plate warns that the truck should not carry a slide-in camper. No manufacture-date field or complete federal-conformity declaration is visible on this piece. These are historical inscriptions; they do not establish the plate’s authenticity, original installation or the truck’s present safe capacity.
Auction appearance and research limits
The original lot page places this appearance in the closed July 28, 2025 auction at Box Elder, Montana. The separate published results document prints the same VIN and lists $825 in the SOLD column for lot 153M. That is the auctioneer’s reported result; the hammer/fee split, payment and delivery are not independently verified.
All 11 exposed original stills were screened, with photo 10 examined at full resolution. No readable SPID, buildsheet, invoice or order form was identified in that set. No video was assessed. The page, gallery and results document belong to one auction source family. Original trim and options, installed-powertrain identity, manufacture date, lifetime mileage, later alterations, current condition and later custody remain unresolved. No source images or private owner details are reproduced.
