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Vin Number help
Need a little help.
Looking at purchasing a 1966 C10 Stepside The metal tag on the door reads: chev. od bid c144 c66157 vin# 6Z17xxxx Does any of this makes sense? I know the c144 means 1/2 ton step-side The rest? Thank you for your time |
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Re: Vin Number help
if I understand correctly, the numbers 6Z17xxxx mean
6 for 1966 Z for assembled in Fremont (CA I believe) 17xxxx means the 7x,xxx unit built that year at that plant on my truck the VIN looks like (using your #'s): c1446Z17xxxx the tag is on the cab door frame above the door, not the door
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Re: Vin Number help
yes that is a 1/2 ton the 6 is 1966 the z is fremont assembly plant the rest of the number is the production number they all start with 1 then the rest is the number made at that plant . example 177193 would be the 77193 truck built at that plant that year . if you have the full number i can give you what month your truck was built in mike
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Re: Vin Number help
Great information...Thank you the full number is 174940
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Re: Vin Number help
your truck was built in june 1966
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Re: Vin Number help
Thank you for the information again
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Re: Vin Number help
I just looked at a 66 truck with vin C144 C-6-177 with a 6Z156681 and it is a stepside but I didn't think t you could decode the vin to the bed. IE is there really a way to tell if it was fleetside or stepside.
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yes you can c1404 is stepside short c1504 longbox both 2 wheel drive c1434 short fleetside c1534 longbox fleetside these are all 1/2 ton trucks mike
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Re: Vin Number help
WHat does the one above decode as, also my longbed fleetside is a C1545Z and it is a 65 but I don't see how that decodes either, other than it is a 127" wheel base but what is the 45, in my book it doesn't jive.
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Re: Vin Number help
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4=stepside 5=1965 Z=Fremont I have the same problem with my '66 Fleetside, which codes as a stepside EDIT: I just checked my '65 Fleetside, which also codes as a stepside. so either I'm reading my assembly manual wrong or the manual is wrong. or, both had the beds swapped at some point. I would guess that a factory mismatch would not have been unheard of 2nd EDIT: post #4 on this link makes more sense (from the links 1Bad62Pro/Steet supplied)
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did you look at the buildsheet if it is still there behind the seat ? that might give some clues? it might be a special order truck . i will look at some other stuff i have mike
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Re: Vin Number help
Quote:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...19&postcount=4
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Re: Vin Number help
I have the build sheet for my longbed and the model number does decode to a fleetside on the build sheet but not the vin I guess.
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Re: Vin Number help
Here is a pic of the vin tag on this truck I looked at, I have never seen one with the extra stamping, any ideals.
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Re: Vin Number help
the truck was built feb of 66 is the c date code for march 66 would be the delv. date and the 177 the bid contract? 144 is strange . is it a short wheel base?
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Re: Vin Number help
Is it a SWB setpside, paint, anyones guess.
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Re: Vin Number help
look at the kick panel on the drivers side the tag if it is still there? will have the paint code and other options mike
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it looks like the tag was taken off then stamped the factory rivets are gone . what is the original color is it a navy /airforce colors
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Re: Vin Number help
On the one I am looking at, it has the tag on the kick panel...is there a website that tells me what the original color was?
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if you have the number i can tell you the color mike
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Re: Vin Number help
check out tthe threaad on the dd number there is a vin similair to yours mike
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Re: Vin Number help
I passed on it after offering him 250, 250 was too much IMO, thanks anyways. I did read up on the DD though and date code makes sense.
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