Question regarding vin and model numbers

[REDROCKER652002]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Does the SPID sticker on the inside of the glove box door list the original wheel base, to see if anything has been changed there. Original short bed would be 115" and long bed would be 127"

Is the truck titled in your name at this time? If not I don't think I would do any more to it until I got it registered in your name. It looks like someone possibly used a couple of trucks to make one.

There should also be a number stamped on top of the frame rail by the steering box. Check it out. You may need to wire brush the area to see it.

Thank you, yes the truck is in my name. It was going to be a father/son project much like the 56 my dad and I worked on that I still have. I really like the truck and want to work it out and restore it. It is a real diamond in the rough though and I am not sure I have the ability to do it. Do any of the numbers I posted tell you anything about whether it is a stepside or fleetside? I will look at the glove box sticker again and post what it says. There are some "options" listed, Heavy duty rear springs, amp oil temp gauges, chrome bumper and blue vinyl trim.

As a side note, it appears the VIN on the title matches the VIN plate on the inside drivers side door. The glove box VIN however does not match, so maybe the glove box door is different? As I am reading it so far, I have a 1969 1/2 ton pickup made in Fremont. That is based on the VIN on the inside of the door. I have to get in and see if I can find the number that is stamped on the frame, but that will be for a later date. Right now, I have to repair the wiring a jacked up when I tried to take the bed off. LOL.