wow thanks for the replies guys. I bought the truck at a swap meet, and the owner did not know the year of it. I was looking up the serial #'s up on the net and they were close to a 44 but not exact. So i am guessing that its a 44. here are some pics of the cab. I don't have a frame. I would really like an I-beam front axle with coil overs in the rear. possibly airbags. not sure yet.