67 has the vin in the drivers door jambRemove the vin from the dash and fill the holes, then it is a 67 dash68 was the 1st year with vin on the dashHad a guy ship a car from Germany to sell at the Mecum auction that the numbers didn't match. They ground body everywhere there was hidden vin numbers. Was a nice car but they could not sell itSo if you try to make the 67 a 69 there is legal issues that could land someone in deep do do in the futureIf the 69 is repairable sell the 67 and fix the 69The tail light buckets can be put in a 67 just have to cut and deepen the sheet metal to accept the deeper 69 tail lights, but the title still needs to read 1967