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This is pretty much all the info I have. I've only owned one older truck , a 1962 Studebaker M35A1. Kaiser seemed to be pretty consistent with the yearly Vin change. When AM G began the production they evidently continued on with the 05. AM G doesn't seem to follow a yearly designation, but...
that vin 0525 would indicate a 1970 M35A2 regular bed, probably AM general. It might be 71 0r 72 as AM G seemed to use the first 2 letters over several years. I have a 77 thats 06 and a 86 that`s 09.
0125 should be a 1966 or early 1967. The 36424 being a high number would seem to be a 67. But even that can be hard to tell, sometimes. I have a 66 M45A2 that was built by Kaiser in 66, but Ward Lafrance didn't finish the fire body and deliver the truck until 1968.
On a 0539 truck I don't know...
I don't know what upgrades they did. I assume they repaired everything that was needed. The original bed could have been damaged and replaced at any point.
Yes, they did carry over into the next year, I've seen 01 and 02 on 67 trucks. You can tell by the 34271 that it was a high number in the 01 run of trucks.
On Kaiser M35A2 trucks 01 is 1966, 02 is 1967, 03 is 1968, 04 is 1969, and 05 is 1970. Am General carried the first 2 numbers for several years. The 46 designates it as a M36A2. The last 5 numbers are the sequential numbers of truck made that year. You might have a 1969 M36A2 that begins with...
The frame number should be on the frame rail on drivers side. Older trucks had it just in front of the front axle, newer trucks just behind the front axle. Usually about the center of the frame, but my 86 has it at the top of the frame behind the front axle.
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Kenneth, it looks like yours should be a 1970. I don't think its worth changing how its registered, I just think its neat to see how close we can get to knowing the actual year. !970 must have been one of the largest production years, judging from the range of the sequential...
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You may be right on that. The frame serial number is pretty consistent on the Kaisers but the AM G`S seem to be more difficult as they evidently used the first 2 numbers for several years.
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0539 would indicate a 1970 or 71 M35 A2 w/w. The number on the frame should be 0539-13735 The 71 at the end of the first letters would indicate possibly a 71. Thanks
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