Illinois title question

[Corts60]

Hi all, so I bought a ‘73 Chevy and (shame on me, I know better) didn’t verify title and VIN match. And they don’t. This is the first time I’ve ever had this happen after multiple Chevy trucks.

When I asked the owner (farmer) about it, he said back in the 70’s Illinois didn’t always use the VIN and may have used a different number. He did provide the previous owner to him title and a title for the truck from 1974. All have that different number that starts with a K instead of CCY. It’s only had 3 owners. And this guy says he knew the previous owners since new. They were all local farmers.

I didn’t catch the title error and registered the truck in Michigan. And apparently the people at DMV didn’t catch it either. Because it is registered to me now but, again, VIN and title don’t match.

I could’ve been duped, but I tend to think this guy is being honest. So, my question: any Illinois owners out there that has experienced this? Or should I just go report this truck to police? I want to correct this situation.

Thanks in advance,

Cort