GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
Based on serial a guess would be 68 but if it were me and has not had paperwork I'd just make up a year, keeping in pre 1972 i beleive. Thats when HINs were required.