Vehicle Build Date?

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Vehicle Build Date?

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How can the production date of a 720 pickup be determined? Can it be decoded from the VIN? I'll go poke around on the truck, but any help is appreciated.
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I think that I found it. On the driver's side door jamb, the information plate has "11/81" stamped on it.
I guess that even trucks from 9/81 could be called model year 82.
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My 1982 has a build date of 10/81 stamped on the door jamb plate. Also, "10/81" is inked on the upper AC compressor bracket.

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moose60 wrote:How can the production date of a 720 pickup be determined?
You figured it out :)
Can it be decoded from the VIN?
No. The Model Year (MY) can be determined from the VIN, but not the ProDate. From Wikipedia:
Code   Year	Code 	Year 	Code 	Year
  A 	1980 	    L 	   1990       Y 	2000
  B 	1981 	    M 	   1991	      1 	2001
  C 	1982 	    N 	   1992	      2 	2002
  D 	1983 	    P 	   1993	      3 	2003
  E 	1984 	    R 	   1994	      4 	2004
  F 	1985 	    S 	   1995	      5 	2005
  G 	1986 	    T 	   1996	      6 	2006
  H 	1987 	    V 	   1997	      7 	2007
  J 	1988 	    W 	   1998	      8 	2008
  K 	1989 	    X 	   1999	      9 	2009
( Detailed decipherment )
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