Well, the owner didn't have a copy of the truck's original title after all. I took some acid prep that I use to remove rust off of signs and sprayed it on the data plate. I let it sit a while, reapplied more and gently scrubbed the rust on the plate with an SOS pad. Washed it off and marked it with a tire crayon. Third character in the VIN is an "S". It's not as easy to read as other letters, but it's there. Now to deal with the County Treasurer to get it corrected. On another note, I got a reply from the GM Heritage Center and they did not have a total for non WWII production vehicles. They only could give me a number for total production for 1944. Thanks for the help! JP
