[70STOVEBOLT]

Apparently, the guy realized it was being misrepresented and that is why the ebay listing was cancelled. I emailed the guy through the second link and he emailed me back this afternoon. Here is the email correspondence:

From: "mark"

This truck appears to be a cut-down longbed, and also the VIN tag on the b-pillar shows it to be a 6cyl 1971 truck.
Lastly, the SPID shows the wheelbase at 127 (longbed) and the model number also calls it a longbed (CS10934). If a guy knew what to look for it would be obvious that this is not an original shortbed truck. There are other clues also, but you get the idea. I presume this is why the ebay ad was removed? This message is purely for educational purposes.

Hi Mark,

My partner purchased and fixed up this truck. I never checked the VIN's and he didn't either other than to match the title to the B pillar. Agreed that we have a mess on our hands. The VIN reads as a '71, agreed and we even have a different VIN on the door. The glove box vin looks to be purposely scratched. This truck appears to be a pile of parts. Too bad as it's a great runner and has a nice body. We did remove it from eBay until we can clear things up. Once I realized that we had a mess I wasn't comfortable keeping the auction going. Weird that the title reads '72 but VIN is '71. Last issued in the '90's That's Idaho for you. I'm going to have the State inspector stop by and we will probably get the title reissued as a '71. Either way we are backing away from any claims to original. I'm OK making an honest mistake and knowing that in the future we need to do more due diligence. I'm not OK intentionally misrepresenting a classic.

Thanks for the email and all the best,


Shep
Sun Valley Auto Club, Sales