'72 pickup with a '69 VIN?

[skyhack]

Leonard1, you're reading it right.

Car'n'Guitars (Gibson J-45 here), the title is fine, but has the '69 VIN. I'm planning to remedy that, but it'd be easier to do in Wyoming or Nebraska than in Colorado.

It's reasonable to believe that the engine and tranny are original, as well as the bed. I think all sheet metal from the cab forward is not. The cab is apparently a 69, although I can't find where the mirror mount would have been. The cab has the '69 VIN tag (which is what it is licensed under, but as a 1972), and there are no vents in the door sills (1972 has them). Where this was a rebuild by the college, it'd be tough to try to really pin this all down, especially since the rebuild took place about 35 years ago.

I'm running with the bed, engine, and tranny being original, and the Cheyenne white/gold also being original, as it is on the bed. The cab has rust through on the mounts, so I'm going to replace it anyway, and get the VIN straightened out so the frame VIN is licensed. Wonder if I can find the original cab... Nah, no chance.

I've retired from my ATC job, and will actually get some time to do this. For now, I'm just putting in a new water pump, the old one's got that telltale squeak inside.