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Help, I have a new project. I'm not sure what year it is. It looks like a 1946 Chevy pickup. The title says it's a 1947. I'm confused??? The title show's it was registered 6/1947. The truck never left Arizona. Can I tell by the VIN #? How ?

There is an early 1946 which was more or less a 1942.
Then there is the late 1946 with chrome trim and several improvements. That version was discontinued in the Spring os1947 before the advanced Design 1947 trucks were introduced.
What you have is the late 1946 made and sold in 1947 and your state registered it as a 1947 and Chevrolet considered it a 1946.
Serial number will give all the information you desire .

The serial number will be on the data plate located under the hood on the passenger side. Use the link below to decode it.

http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/chevyresto/4649.htm

Gene covered everything you need to know above.
I'll add this...

I haven't seen a single piece of Chevrolet literature that refers to the style of trucks built up into the spring of 1947 as anything but 1946 models.
That includes operators manuals, advertising brochures, and especially parts books.
If you are looking for part numbers, you will absolutely need to look under 1946. Never 1947.
My truck was titled as a 1947 as well, even though it was built in October of 1946.
The state where it was first titled, titled by the year it was first purchased.

All that said, there are STILL people who call the late 1946 models 1947.1 models.
Especially on some other Chevy sites.
They are wrong.
Would those same people call a 2022 model car built in November of 2021 a 2021 model?
The calendar year of build or sale are irrelevant.

PS
If the grill of your truck looks like the one in my avatar,
you've got a 1946.