ricks 69 or 70 skylark

I have a regisyered 1970 buick skylark but the vin shows it to be a 1969 skylark. any one know if they came out in 69 1/2/ like the mustang sorry i'm in wrong thread my car is not stolen
 
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It has a 1970 body style, that is what is confusing about the 1969 vin #

1. What year does your title show the car to be?
2. Does the VIN on your title match the car VIN?
3. Does the VIN plate or its rivets show any evidence of alteration or removal? Original VIN plate rivets are "scalloped".

Ray
 
skylark

The title is for a 1970 buick skylark and the vin# match the title. The plat looks like it has not been tampered with
 
1. What year does your title show the car to be?
2. Does the VIN on your title match the car VIN?
3. Does the VIN plate or its rivets show any evidence of alteration or removal? Original VIN plate rivets are "scalloped".

Ray

the title shows 1970, vin# match title and the vin plate looks unaltered. thanks
 
Ok, then here is what I think might have happened:

Back in the day, some states would allow a new car to be titled for the calendar year in which it was first sold. I have encountered this on cars sold new in the 1940s and even a few sold in the 50s. So, for example, if a 1951 car was still on the dealer's lot after Dec 31, 1951, it could be titled as a 1952.

All of these states eventually changed their laws to require that the title year match the model year. I don't know what year the last of these laws was changed, but your car is definitely the latest one I have heard of this happening to up till now.

Ray
 
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