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Originally Posted by SS Tim
Strongly suspect it was a mid 71 release. Still trying to nail that down. Do you have the VIN or production date of your dad's truck?
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I just spoke with my dad and he confirmed that he took delivery of the truck in July of 1971. It was a custom order rather than just picking a truck from ones on the lot. The truck is a 3/4 ton with multi-leaf rear springs, long bed, fleet side, 2WD/RWD, 16.5-inch steel wheels, 350 V-8 with QuadraJet 4V, 3-speed manual (on the column), A/C, P/S, P/B, AM/FM, saddle tank (with internal sending unit), and Cheyenne trim package.
My dad (who still owns the truck to this day) just looked at the VIN tag and he said that in addition to the VIN info (see below) that the tag also said 6/71, indicating that it was built in June of 1971 … which is very late in the run.
Here is the first part of the VIN info (but missing the last two numbers of the VIN for privacy).
CE241S6730
If I am deciphering correctly, the VIN equates to:
C = 2WD
E = V-8 engine
2 = 3/4 ton
4 = pick-up
1 = 1971
S = St. Louis built