longhorn man
10-18-2002, 05:54 PM
OK, I was messin with the Longhorn this evening, painting the frame rails, and I noticed something about the VIN stamping.
Here is the VIN tag, as many of you remember from another post...
http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/8856/p/107281_2072919579326535971_vl.jpg
The funny thing is...the frame's VIN is off by one digit...it says 60292...instead of 60293 like the cab/title.
Have any of you ever seen this on a truck? We all know the odds of finding 2 trucks, one built right after the other is so slim, it may as well be imposable.
Our theory here is that the cab that was going on this frame was messed up on the assembly line, and they just tossed the next cab on it.
But then, all the trucks built after that would be off by one number too...at least all the ones built after June in Baltimore would be anyways.
So how about it, does your original cab/chassis have a 100% matching VIN?
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'69 G.M.C. (http://geocities.com/andys_69_gmc/) 350/350 and a heluva cam. Still trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man.
The 1970 One ton Longhorn (one of only 1404 built) with only a TH350...soon to be CADDY powered and a TH350.
Check outThe Longhorn Website (http://www.longhorntrucks.freeservers.com/) Andy, in Columbus Ohio...Home of JEGS
And now...another site. The caddy swap page (http://geocities.com/caddyoneton/) is under construction!
Here is the VIN tag, as many of you remember from another post...
http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/8856/p/107281_2072919579326535971_vl.jpg
The funny thing is...the frame's VIN is off by one digit...it says 60292...instead of 60293 like the cab/title.
Have any of you ever seen this on a truck? We all know the odds of finding 2 trucks, one built right after the other is so slim, it may as well be imposable.
Our theory here is that the cab that was going on this frame was messed up on the assembly line, and they just tossed the next cab on it.
But then, all the trucks built after that would be off by one number too...at least all the ones built after June in Baltimore would be anyways.
So how about it, does your original cab/chassis have a 100% matching VIN?
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'69 G.M.C. (http://geocities.com/andys_69_gmc/) 350/350 and a heluva cam. Still trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man.
The 1970 One ton Longhorn (one of only 1404 built) with only a TH350...soon to be CADDY powered and a TH350.
Check outThe Longhorn Website (http://www.longhorntrucks.freeservers.com/) Andy, in Columbus Ohio...Home of JEGS
And now...another site. The caddy swap page (http://geocities.com/caddyoneton/) is under construction!