I just purchased a 1971 C700 Custom Cab. With a tilt Cab. Is in great shape for its age. I want to know more about the truck and have done a vast amount of research thus far. Its obviously a V8 with a four speed. Big OL' Rear end on it!! (best girlfriend I've had) I am just getting a lot of different info. If someone could graciously help me I would appreciate it. The Warranty tag on the inside of the driver door has the below info on it.

VIN# C70DVJ90XXX
wheelbase-175
exterior paint-J
Trim- A28
Transmission- A
Axle- Front/Rear? 544
GVW- 24000
Horsepower- 164
RPMs- 3800
DSO Code- 22

Thanks,
Justin

 

Welcome to FTE

C70 = C700 Tilt Cab (gas).

D = 330 2V H/D FT engine.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

J90XXX = 1971.

175" Wheelbase.

J = Rangoon Red.

MODEL code omitted.

A28: A2 = Light Gray Vinyl & Multicolor Plastic / 8 (should be a 9) = 91B Custom Cab.

A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

544:

54 = Rockwell model H170 Single Speed Rear Axle / 6.83-1 / 17,500 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

4 = Ford 7,000 lb. Capacity Front Axle without Power Steering.

24,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

164 net HP @ 3,800 RPM

22 = Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

Your truck was sold new a looong way away from AK. If sold new in AK, it would have been ordered from Seattle (DSO 74).

 

You are the man. That was quick.
And yes, This truck has a South Carolina sticker on the windshield from 86-87.
You solved so many mysteries for me and I appreciate it.
All this info goes to show that everything is original on my old truck. Whoo Hoo!!

 

Where in AK do you live? I've been there four times, 2004/2005/2006 and last May, all cruise tours. You cannot beat AK and the Inside Passage for scenery, no matter where you go in the world.

 

I live in Anchorage. Been here since 2008. The scenery is great. The winters are much too cold. Im originally from Florida. No sunshine and beaches here.

 

Spent 4 nights in May at the Sheraton, across the street to the north is a tour operator. We watched out the window while a carved wooden eagle was mounted atop the cache located in the front yard.

A TV crew waited while modifications were made on the eagle so it would fit properly.

Several days prior, we took a tour with this guy. He stopped in Girdwood at the place where these carvings are done (in the front yard of a 'mega-mansion' located just off Seward Hwy).

We surmised he got this carving for free, cuz he's 'bird-*******' tourists for the carver. There's a carved bear cub on the cache, probably got it for free, also.

btw: The tour was a bust, the lake where the glacier is located that "She who must be obeyed" wanted to see was still frozen, so the tour boat wasn't going anywhere.

Also stopped at that Wildlife Center. Meanwhile, back at the hotel parking lot sat our rental Bronco. We coulda taken the tour ourselves and saved over 100 bucks.

 

That seems to be the way of living up here. Everything is hit or miss.

Drove past the Sheraton this evening. The carver on Seward Hwy is really good. I have seen a bunch of his work.

If you get the chance you have to try Halibut fishing up here. In 2009 I caught a 155 pounder. It was great. A little over Priced in my opinion. Good trip though.