thanks for your help bill, the truck is apart already and the cab is held to the frame with ziplocks, the number i got off the front frame rail seems to be correct but two of the last five digits are unclear, i just wanted to prove beyond all doubt that the vin# is correct. here in europe vehicles manufactured before 1973 do not need to pay for a road fund license (you guys call it 'license tags') a truck like the one i have with an engine size greater than 3 litres could pay $700.00 to be on the road in tax, and that's the reason to be exact with the vin# to prove it's year of manufactue, and to avoid the extortionate tax.
thanks for your help
Limey Dan
