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72bigblock · 01-31-2003, 10:58 AM

this is the vin off my truck GS259P744959 can't decode it. chris

ckhd · 01-31-2003, 12:24 PM

Are you sure that it isn't CS259P744959? Everything except the C translates to:

If that first character is really a C, then it means that it's two wheel drive. I don't know what a G would translate to.
s = Six cylinder
2=3/4 ton
5 = Panel
9 = 1969
P = Pontiac, MI
7= all 1969s had a 7 here
44959 means 44,959th truck/panel/suburban off the line in '69

72bigblock · 01-31-2003, 11:41 PM

well guys it is no doubt a G not a C i did not know my 72 c 20 was a 69' panel chris

Longhorn Man · 02-01-2003, 12:57 AM

Can you get a pic of your VIN? I'm wondering if it has the original rivits holding it on there.

Hutch · 02-01-2003, 01:15 AM

Check the number that is stamped on the frame to see if it matches the vin plate.

Any chalk numbers on the front of the cab under the hood?

I thought that most 72's had a double C at the begining of the vin.?

Maybe a goverment vehicle?

Maybe a GMC?

Give us some more information or pics we love a good mystery.

Have fun

72bigblock · 02-01-2003, 10:50 AM

hi it has the original rivits the vin plate is small and only two rivits says chevrolet on it even the title i got with the truck says gs2598744751 states 1972 chevy pick up the #s on the frame only readable letter is a J chris

RShaips · 02-01-2003, 01:21 PM

I checked the # on the frame with the # on the vin plate and they do not match,I know my truck is an original 67 ,The # I looked at are on the side of the frame under drivers side door. Should these be the same? I don't think so,maybe there is a way to match them up ?

72bigblock · 02-01-2003, 09:59 PM

so when i get it retitle it should i title it as a 69 or a 72? chris

jabarlow · 02-01-2003, 10:19 PM

My no's on my frame are on the drivers side frame rail in engine compartment for my 72 match the last 8 no"s of my vin.If you want i've been told you can grind the old off and restamp new ones to match your vin legality?????????

01-31-2003, 10:58 AM	#1
72bigblock Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: rockford il. Posts: 190	decodeing a vin this is the vin off my truck GS259P744959 can't decode it. chris

01-31-2003, 12:24 PM	#2
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Are you sure that it isn't CS259P744959? Everything except the C translates to: If that first character is really a C, then it means that it's two wheel drive. I don't know what a G would translate to. s = Six cylinder 2=3/4 ton 5 = Panel 9 = 1969 P = Pontiac, MI 7= all 1969s had a 7 here 44959 means 44,959th truck/panel/suburban off the line in '69 __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

02-01-2003, 01:15 AM	#5
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	Check the number that is stamped on the frame to see if it matches the vin plate. Any chalk numbers on the front of the cab under the hood? I thought that most 72's had a double C at the begining of the vin.? Maybe a goverment vehicle? Maybe a GMC? Give us some more information or pics we love a good mystery. Have fun __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

02-01-2003, 10:19 PM	#9
jabarlow Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: DENVER, CO Posts: 90	My no's on my frame are on the drivers side frame rail in engine compartment for my 72 match the last 8 no"s of my vin.If you want i've been told you can grind the old off and restamp new ones to match your vin legality????????? __________________ 72 Chevy K10 Short Stepside 72 gmc K2500

01-31-2003, 11:41 PM	#3
72bigblock Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: rockford il. Posts: 190	well guys it is no doubt a G not a C i did not know my 72 c 20 was a 69' panel chris

02-01-2003, 12:57 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Can you get a pic of your VIN? I'm wondering if it has the original rivits holding it on there.

02-01-2003, 10:50 AM	#6
72bigblock Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: rockford il. Posts: 190	hi it has the original rivits the vin plate is small and only two rivits says chevrolet on it even the title i got with the truck says gs2598744751 states 1972 chevy pick up the #s on the frame only readable letter is a J chris

02-01-2003, 01:21 PM	#7
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	I checked the # on the frame with the # on the vin plate and they do not match,I know my truck is an original 67 ,The # I looked at are on the side of the frame under drivers side door. Should these be the same? I don't think so,maybe there is a way to match them up ?

02-01-2003, 09:59 PM	#8
72bigblock Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: rockford il. Posts: 190	so when i get it retitle it should i title it as a 69 or a 72? chris



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