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Figuring out the '69 'changeover' date

Wyflyer

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My Cordova 69 is VIN F20003 (May) and has electric wipers & no fold down windshield
 

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I couldn't resist
 

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Jakedog

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My wiper motor has a fading white stamp with the date.
It says May 7 1969.
 

thorgan

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U15GLE28617 on the VIN tag and U15GLE23617 on the frame. Using VIN decoder at broncohio...looks like either October or November '68?

This thread has me very curious. Mine is a '69 with electric wipers, fold down windshield with the big chrome knobs (no windshield bolts), 302 (originally, now has 427 Windsor), windshield hold down U-bolt on the hood (originally, now has fiberglass hood), large front turn signal lenses, Dana 30 (originally, now it's got a '78 F250 Dana 44). Only problem is that I've committed just some of the VIN to memory because there's a discrepancy. The VIN on the frame doesn't match the VIN on the plate in the glove box by only one digit. Where there's a "3" on the frame, there's an "8" on the VIN plate. The title matches the VIN plate.

I always assumed that it was human error because a 3 and an 8 look very similar and because I'm only the 2nd owner. Plus, I grew up in the same neighborhood where the original owner lived and remain good friends with the original owner. He never had any reason to replace the VIN plate or re-stamp the frame.

Anyway, I will post up the VIN when I reunite with my Bronco tonight. Seems it may tell a story of sorts.
 

bmc69

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My '69 has electric wipers and no fold-down window hardware...
U14FLF31194
 

rydog1130

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I don't know if I have the vin on the white 69 I just sold but it had vac wipers/fold down windshield ...I thought I posted it earlier on here. My 68 U15NLC76465 Is a Jan 68 build w/ vac wipers and fold down wind screen
 
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Yes it is - thanks for the info. Hoping we can find more Nov/Dec/Jan owners to see if we can pinpoint the info a little further.

Todd Z.
 

DirtDonk

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Jakedog and bmc69, do your Broncos have side-marker lights?

Thanks

Paul
 
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