As far as I know "we" have no way in accessing what would be considered "true undeniable" proof in identifying a genuine Ram1 from a Ram2 during the transistion period - going by the price reflection of the option cost. That would seem like the most proof positive form of verified documentation that you could take to the bank. Take for instance a Car built in the last day or two of April through the first week of May time period. We don't know exactly what date the actual Car order was approved for build. And we don't know if that Car was charged the additional option cost, or the previous lower cost. It would seem like you would have to have the actual original window sticker (not repo) in order to prove on paper that this said example vehicle was indeed Ram2 genuine.
So then with that in mind, how does JM make the determination from the Billing History - without pricing - other than throwing a dart at a calender. I feel like I know how FredS did it, he had access to the Dealer Invoice copies along with the Billing History Card copies, for at least 68 and 69 model years. I have seen a copy of each actual form of documentation for both these years. I saved the 69 BHC, but failed to save copy of the 68 DI. Hopefully it caught someone elses eye harder than mine and they saved copy to disc.
I understand how the price change reflects to a dated period in time, and how it plays a role in determining a relative date for Ram2 release. I like the idea of having 2-3 forms of cross referencing factory literature versus the idea of throwing darts at the middle part of a May 68 calender. Let's try and establish an agreeable breaking point from the info we have presently. I might post some more observations later - keyboard needs to cool down for a while.
I have learned more about 68 Ram1/Ram2 in past 6 months than previous 20 years.
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