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| | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | I have recently purchased a 1946 2 ton rack body. The truck is being shipped to me now. The problem is when I run vin check I am not coming up with much. First off it has only 1 letter in vin which all sites I have seen have 2 letters. Vin is 9m34333718. Thanks if anyone can help
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SUPPORT OUR TROOPS "Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan 1966 Fleetside SWB Webshots | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | jack02, I'll save you from having to say it: as you pointed out in your original post, your code 9M34333718 only has one letter for the model and this does not give a match on any of the standard decoders (unless it's an unknown model from 1978). Maybe someone can help you by taking your code and showing a result from either an on-line decoder or from some other documentation. It's possible that you are reading one of the characters wrong but that seems unlikely. Is there any chance you could post a photo of your ID plate (or, mail it to me and I will post it). It looks like it was built in Norwood, OH but "M" does not match up with any 1946 model number in this chart. Maybe it's a military truck and those IDs are different? Tim | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | The truck is enroute from ny and when I looked at the paperwork I noticed 1 letter. I then went to brads site and vin verification on this site and came up with nothing. Without the truck I can't give any answers about looking for numbers.. Thanks | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | Ok I got the truck and according to Brads site the vin plate is supposed to be on firewall but I dont see a plate.. Any other place vin will be on truck.. This purchase is making me wonder?? Any help will be appreciated. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | I got it, I was looking on the drivers side for a plate it was on passengers side.. Now here is the problem or maybe leave it alone, vin is 9MS43..... what someone did was register as 9M343.... Now what????????? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 360 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 360 | not sure what fla title law is, but i see a lot of posts having a police officer come out and verify the vin #'s. i have seen other posts that refer to taking rubbings of the vin tag to the title service, especially if the truck is non running. you might be able to plead ignorance on behalf of the previous owner and show w/ the tag, rubbing or a digital pict that the title is a typo and just get it corrected? like i said i don't know how fla title works, or how picky thay are. good luck!
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | I am at a standstill. Yes Fl law requires a vin. verification, the vin # on truck is a 1942 1 1/2 ton , but sellers reg. is 1946 but like I say the first part of vin that he has is off by 1 letter/number.. actual vin is 9ms43336718 and he has 9m34336718 ?????????
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 137 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 137 | Yes, you will need the paper work to have an officer or a notary to verify the vin#s on the truck and the tag office will update the new title. I have done this in Fl with one of my trucks I bought out of state and the vin# on the title was missing the last 5 numbers. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 54 | The registration he gave me states the third character as a 3 but should be an s and when I run a vin check on this site it states as a 1942 and not a 1946.. Will FL clear all that up too.Thanks JAck | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the 'ms' would indicate a 1942-45 1.5T+, a 46 would be 'os' and that's what the vin decoders are going by ... it was the practice back then to title a truck by the year it was first registered ... and trucks built from 42 on were really mostly assembled from 41/42 production parts - if you get the number cleared up, don't confuse them about the year, go with it as a 46, which will be when it hit the road
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