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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 08:04 AM
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Could anyone help me decode my vin please?

Firewall: 97HC198303 BUF
Glove Box: 97HC198303 9HC

I believe it’s a 48 or 49 and it’s an F1.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 08:18 AM
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1949
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F1 1/2 ton
 
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From: Burbank, WA
9=1949 (or 50, but yours isn't)
7H=6 cylinder engine
C=F1
198303=consecutive unit number
BUF is not part of your serial number, but identifies the assembly plant, Buffalo.
If there are a series of numbers and letters hand stamped on the firewall, post those, too, and we can give you a bit more info about your truck.
 
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The numbers stamped on the firewall are 297.
 
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