Title question

[JohnnyTurbo]

I know that there were title irregularities with GM cars in the 50's, but was it still happening to the trucks in the late 60's? My Ohio title says 1968 GMC truck and we always called it a 1968 GMC because it is, but looking at the title today using a vin decoder, it doesn't play out like the decoder says. First, the original title is at home in the safe and I have the duplicate title that was issued to me when I got the truck from my Mom. The Duplicate title does have an error on it ( an extra digit "0") when compared to the door tag, but even given that as a clerical error, the VIN shows a 0 for the year, not an 8. Here's the VIN: CE20D-PB75679.

[SS Tim]

No problem here, what decoder did you use?

C Conventional Cab 4x2
E V-8 gas
2 3/4 ton

O Wideside
D
- not used
P Pontiac assembly plant
B 1968

756679 unit serial number

BTW Welcome to the board!

[JohnnyTurbo]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

No problem here, what decoder did you use?

C Conventional Cab 4x2
E V-8 gas
2 3/4 ton

O Wideside
D
- not used
P Pontiac assembly plant
B 1968

756679 unit serial number
F
BTW Welcome to the board!

thanks Tim. I just did a Google search for GM vin decoder And found 1 that would do the less than 17 character VIN numbers. Given your break down, it must be a separate deal for trucks and cars. At least the engine numbers pan out correct. I have a 327/220 horse engine made in Flint on June 7th. The YV suffix denotes a m/t, but a TH400 has always been in the truck. Later tonight i'll get on the laptop and post a few pics.
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[ChevLoRay]

I took the numbers from the back side of my block and learned that it was built in September of '68. Ditto the date stamp on the label for the seat belts. Based on what I found....no build sheet....these numbers seem to indicate that my truck, a '69, was an early '69.

Lots of info in those numbers....

[JohnnyTurbo]

Just uploaded these to the gallery.

[Tinkermc]

Nice looking truck but I am a GMC fan love the 4 eyes, welcome to the forum

[SS Tim]

Nice Truck! If you decide to pull those mirrors off I want to be at the head of the list. :-)

If you want to post the SPID we can try and decode it for you to come up with "as built". It looks pretty close now though.

[JohnnyTurbo]

Originally Posted by SS Tim

Nice Truck! If you decide to pull those mirrors off I want to be at the head of the list. :-)

If you want to post the SPID we can try and decode it for you to come up with "as built". It looks pretty close now though.

After reading a bit, I found out what the SPID was and I just went out to where I have the truck sitting and looked at the glovebox and found nothing. There is no scrape marks or residue, it looks like nothing was ever mounted on the flat spot. Is there any other way fo find out everything that should be on the SPID? I do know it has the following options on it due to it being in the family for almost all its life.

• tinted windshield
• turbo 400 trans
• cruise control
• custom camper option
• 4.10 rear axel ratio
• it has a heavy duty radiator
• 16" JUMBO wheels and tires
• chrome Grille
• Chrome front bumper
• Heavy duty suspension - Mom always said it had a suspension that was equivalent to a 1 ton truck

[SS Tim]

Without a build sheet, SPID or a protect-o-plate it boils down to an educated guess on the build.

[dhaymaker]

from Colorado! Nice looking truck!

I've had a number of trucks with the SPID removed...and I never understood why anyone would want to do that. Several times it was apparent the SPID had been removed and the inside of the glove box door sanded, etc. Unfortunately, with the older trucks, there typically isn't any reliable source documenting the build options.