I just bought a early panel econoline and the guy said it was a 1962. I am thinking it may be later. I thought it had a 144 motor but now thinking its a 170. Any help with decoding this vin would be great. Here is the vin I found stamped in the back corner.

E14TH496572

THANKS!

 

welcome to FTE.
it seems like the VIN is incomplete
the vin decoder i use can not decipher it.

 

Glad to be here! I am pretty sure that is the vin I took off yesterday but I may be wrong. I will have to check it out tonight. I have had a lot of trouble just trying to figure out the year with this vin, so it make since.

 

if i remember correctly the vin plate is on the driver side door under the striker

 

I will check it out tonight

 

Just checked the vin again in the back corner of the van and the vin plate on the door. Both have the same vin

E14TH496572

W.B. 090
Color T
Model E143
Body 489
Trans A
Axel 01

3600 85 3600 65

Any help with this would be great

 

something is still wrong. there should be a number at the very start of the vin before the E.
i have 5 different vin decoders and none of then recognize that number.

 

January 1964 would be my guess. The VIN looks fine, but I'm not the VIN expert.

There is a little triangular shelf/support between the dashboard and the steering column. The two bolts holding it to the steering column: horizontal in 1961-1963 (heads point towards seat), vertical in 1964 (heads point towards roof).

 

Welcome to FTE

E14 = Econoline Van.

T = 170 1V I-6.

H = Lorain OH Assembly Plant.

496572 = 1964, assembled January 1964.

90" Wheelbase.

T = Navajo Beige.

E143 = Econoline Van, 3,600 lbs. GVWR

489: 4 = Light Beige Crush Vinyl & Light Beige Stitch Pattern Vinyl / 89 = Econoline Van.

A = Ford model HEF-AH 3 Speed Light Duty Manual Transmission.

01 = Ford WCC-A Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / 2,300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.

3,600 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

85 net HP @ 3,600 RPM

65 = Oklahoma City OK Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the Econoline from.

VIN & Warranty Plate decode info taken from the 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog.
This 11 digit VIN is 100% correct. The 11 digit VIN is essentially the same for all series of 1961/80 Trucks, Econolines and 1966/80 Bronco's.

17 digit VIN introduced in 1981. The first digit is a number, decodes to the country of origin. 1981/96 examples: 1 = USA / 2 = Canada / 3 = Mexico.

 

actually, Bill, i was referring to the older car VIN that starts with a number to designate the year.
all 3 of my 11 digit VIN decoders called that an incomplete VIN because it did not have the year number.

 

i have purchased a White Massey panel van, Ford drive train, i need help to decode a 11 digit vin,
P10JH424362
I want to restore her, and get her back on the road selling ice cream in style, please help

 

P10 = P100 model truck
J = gasoline-powered, 223 cui, 6 cyl, 1 barrel carburetor, 114 HP @ 3600 RPM
H = Assembly plant is Lorain, Ohio
424362 = serial number, assembled in June 1963, 1963 model year.

Do you have the rest of the codes on the data plate?

I'm looking at the different forums here at ford-trucks.com, and I think your P100 belongs on the Large Truck discussion board.

Let me know when the ice cream is ready.

Emil

** Note to the next person who needs a VIN decoded - start a new thread.