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franken · 07-13-2019, 09:45 PM

I'd ask, who cares? Also, why/how is the build date of a C10 different than a C20 or K10? The sequential number part of the VIN most likely begins at the beginning of the build run, so it's an indicator of when in the year the vehicle was built. Various castings have at least a month defined, from which a guess can be made as to when the vehicle came down the line.
But again, these are high volume, very similar vehicles. At least a million sold each year--they aren't Z16 65 SS Chevelles... Relax.

07-13-2019, 09:45 PM	#8
franken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somewhere Posts: 3,054	Re: How do you determine build date of 1968-1972 Chevy C10 pickups? I'd ask, who cares? Also, why/how is the build date of a C10 different than a C20 or K10? The sequential number part of the VIN most likely begins at the beginning of the build run, so it's an indicator of when in the year the vehicle was built. Various castings have at least a month defined, from which a guess can be made as to when the vehicle came down the line. But again, these are high volume, very similar vehicles. At least a million sold each year--they aren't Z16 65 SS Chevelles... Relax.