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11-20-2015, 03:24 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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73-77 vin plates
I went to look at a truck today (74 and it struck me odd that the VIN plate was mounted longways on the left door pillar.. For whatever reason I thought they were mounted by the factory directly below the door striker wide side to the top numbers right side up.... anyone have photos of a properly placed VIN tag? im afraid to buy any of these older trucks now
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11-20-2015, 03:40 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
Here's my old 76 cab after I stripped it of everything and took the rust bucket to the scrap yard.
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11-20-2015, 06:01 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
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11-21-2015, 01:03 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
My 78 is also mounted like that.
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11-21-2015, 04:18 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
I guess the one I looked at was ok
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11-21-2015, 04:46 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
The rivet is the important part, a plain pop rivet is the dead giveaway.
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11-24-2015, 11:48 AM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
My 78 is the same
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11-24-2015, 10:27 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
I picked up a 77 a couple months ago its has the vin mounted the same way.
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11-24-2015, 11:20 PM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
My 73 vin plate is like what old Rusty C10 first described...wide side towards striker.
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11-25-2015, 02:04 AM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
My 74 is long-way sideways and my 76 and both 75s are like the pics above and my 74 was built December of 73 so Iit could have been a 73s placement in my case
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11-25-2015, 10:06 AM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
my 73 was horizontal as well.
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11-26-2015, 02:55 AM
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Re: 73-77 vin plates
I just looked at a 76 that had the plate mounted horizontally. The 74 Cheyenne Super parts truck that I picked up today has it mounted vertically.
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