Just picked up 64, 63 1/2 or 62 F100 SWB. The story is the F100 is a 63 1/2 that came from the factory with a 64 bed because it was a left over 63 and Ford ran out of 63 beds and put the 64 bed on it ?? The owner is 91 years old and can't remember.

It was/is the original water district truck for the city of Windcrest, Texas. The motor has over 500,000 miles on it (without a rebuild) and was running up until 5 years ago. It has been sitting on a farm since. Its really rough but has alot of history. I cruised around in it in the mid-70's with the owners son back in high school.

The VIN is: F10JD360593

Door Trim tag is: 114 M F100 81B A12

5000 114 3600 62


I think the F10 in the vin is for F100, the D is for Dallas, Texas. I don't know what the J is for. I assume it's for the 223 6-cylinder and the rest is the sequence number.

The door tag 114 is the wheel base ?, M is the color (don't know what that is), F100 is the model. 81B , A12, 5000 (don't know these codes). 114 is the HP @ 3600, I assume and the 62 is the DSO for Dallas Texas.

I figured out most of it but would really appreciate any help to complete the code. Like I said earlier, the truck it's really rough but a cool truck nonetheless. I'm going to try and rescue/save it from rotting worse than it already has.

Thank you for any assitance, 63 FALCONSTEIN.

 

FWIW: No such thing as a 63 1/2.

 

M = Corinthian White
81B = 61-66 Custom Cab
A = 3 speed manual light duty
12 = 3.89:1 rear gear
Truck was born Dec. 1962

 

well, everything you mentioned as far as the codes is correct with one exception...well done...

Now, to fill in the holes..

J is the 223 6 cylinder
M is the exterior paint color...Corinthian White
81 is a conventional cab truck
B denotes Custom Cab package...see my gallery for package composititon...the earlier packages will be different as whats in my gallery is representative for 1965 and 1966 models but your 1963 would be similar in some ways, but not all.
A is the 3 speed syncromesh column shift trans....all 1961-6 F100-F350 trucks with the 3 speeds were column shift to the best of my knowlege.

12 is the rear axle ratio..3.89...non locking
5000 is the trucks GVW rating...max load it can carry with cargo and passengers in pounds.

The exception to your decode is the DSO...62 is Houston...where the original selling dealer ordered it from.

360593 = early Dec 1962 build date...1963 model year truck

This truck was bought off of the lot as there's no other digits in the DSO other then the 2 digit regional office location. There's typically 4 digits after the DSO on a special order truck.

The bed issue...the story is the 57-60 Styleside bed was introduced to the mid year 63 2WD trucks as a fill gap due to the problems encountered with the integral body pickups. The issue with them was overloading and the bodies flexing or buckling causing doors to jam shut. Ive also heard of them having the doors pop open too...either way it was excessive flex which doomed the integral bodied trucks.
The 57-60 Styleside single wall bed was also used on all of the 61-6 4WD trucks with a Styleside bed with the lone exception of the 66 F100. 1964 was the year the double wall Styleside box was introduced with the body lines that matched the truck. The 1966 F100 used the same sheetmetal throughout, same as its 2WD counterpart.
A 1963 model 2WD truck with the singlewall 57-60 bed is a fairly uncommon sight nowadays compared to the unibodies...In my eyes...its a keeper if its truck that has any kind of sentiment.


- cs65

 

Actually, it's my understanding that the "wrong bed" use began in mid-1962 vs mid-63 (as I had previously been led to believe).

 

you could get them in late production 62 and through the full run in 63. I have never seen a 61 style side with a wrong bed, I am stil looking though. They were avalible in 61 as a flair side on F100s and F250s including the four wheel drives.

There all listed as body 81 conventional and there is no way to tell if they were flair side or style side.

Garbz

 

First let me say thank you sincerely for the replies and all the information. I heard FTE was an excellent site with some great members and sure enough it is.

This old truck always looked different even 35 years ago since the bed and body lines don't match up compared to some other ones I saw back in the early-mid 70's. The initial information I got was cloudy at best. The roof has severe rust damage and the rest of the truck is pretty beat up. The motor, even with all the miles ran like a champ and used little oil considering 1/2 a million miles of use. While it's a sad sight it has great history and worth some TLC. As far as I'm concerned unless the frame is shot any old truck deserves some love.

As luck would have it I am also getting the first Windcrest police car, 1 1967 Ford Custom 2-door post. It has been on the same farm for last 15 years rotting away as well. The old man has a 1949 F1 all original down to the flat head V-8. I'm trying to work a deal to get it too.

This weekend I'll upload some photos of the F100, 49 F1 and the 67 Custom. There's a lot of iron out in the country. If I had some acres, a building and a pocket full of money I'd have a 100 of 'em. Right now I have the following cars,truck, boat and looking to expand.

1963 Falcon Econoline 10 Window Van 170 3-Speed
1963 F100 SWB 223 3-Speed
1965 Starcraft Del Ray 16ft (a really cool looking boat in excellent cond)
1966 Falcon Station Wagon 289 4-Door 3-Speed (soon to be a 5-speed)
1967 Custom 2-door Post 289 FX
1967 Custom 4-Door 289 FX
1968 Galaxie 500 Formal Roof Z-Code 390-4V C6 71k original
1973 Buick Regal Sport Coupe (not a Ford, but a 1 owner $300 beater)
1974 Scout II RHD Canadian Postal Truck (not a Ford but still very cool)
2000 Suburban 4 x 4 (pulls my boat and trailers) 296K 5.3
2003 F250 FX4 X-Cab Turbo Diesel Big wheels, lifted, ranch hand acc
(Sold to fund multiple old school projects )


Long Live the Old Iron.

Thanks again for all the help.

 

Falconstein...Im also a Buick nut and also quite knowlegable on them as well as Ford trucks...and lots of hands on and busted knuckle experience with both...


- cs65

 

Anyone have a picture of a 9 foot style side bed? I've never seen one.

 

Hey Camper Special


My $300 1 owner beater is actually a great running car. I bought it to part out for some $$$ but it runs to good to part out and pulls a trailer with ease. It's a 350-2bbl-turbo 350. 318K, basic, reliable and has yet to have a rebuild. I'll be posing some pics this weekend to set up my FTE garage his weekend.

Heading to work so have a good one.

 

1963 F100 Production Figures:

Uni-Body = 40,535.

Styleside Pickup 2WD = 76,728 / 4WD = 2,809.

Flareside Pickup 2WD = 35,963 / 4WD = 967.

Cab & Chassis 2WD = 6.686 / 4WD = 179.

Chassis & Cowl = 20.

Chassis & Windshield = 19.

Platform & Rack (Stake Bed) = 190.

Ford cancelled the Uni-Body midway thru the 1963 production run (circa January 1963) because of concerns with safety.

When the bed had cargo in it, it caused the frame to flex causing the doors to pop open.

Since lap seatbelts were an option and most trucks didn't come with them...people actually fell out of the cabs.

btw: Lap seat belts didn't become standard equipment until model year 1967 (9/1966). Shoulder belts were optional from 1968 thru midyear 1977, when they became standard equipment.

 

Numbers Dummy


You da man !!

Your input input is always appreciated. There is alot of junk around and in the bed of the old F100. I'll be heading out there Sunday to take some photos for prosperity and some conversation material.

I forgot to mention that the owner of this truck left his 30-31 Ford 2-Door(he bought it new)on the back "40" when he left to serve in WWII and it's still there, what's left of it anyway. You can see the what's left of the original wooden wheels, frame, body, steering wheel and the old flat head is mostly complete but way beyond even salvaging .

There are some early-mid 1930's tractors there also and a 1939 something or other was was in use up until 3 years ago. Tons of early 1880-90's early 19-teens farm equipment and several 1870-80's chuck wagons (what's left of them anyway) scattered on the property.

My son-in-law found a 1949 International KB-1 p/u hidden away in some tree patch up in the hill country. Its totally out of sight from the road.
1-owner, complete but been sitting for 35 years. Have'nt looked into it because the owners son is asking $3500 obo for it and it's not in great shape. A cool old truck but not worth over for the asking price.

Till later, FALCONSTEIN.

 

Hello somebody please help...i am about to buy a 1965 f250 3/4..i am not sure of what all the data plate says about this truk. Please help i will place all the numbers off the data plate below plase help in any way possible...

VIN: F25YK777522
129 HM F250
D81 A 24
07500 172 4000 530690
please help!!!!
send to my private messges please and thank you

 

For starters thats NOT NOT NOT a factory 4WD...IF it were a factory 4WD VIN would read F26...


F25 is 2WD truck(twin I Beam front end)
Y= 352 V8
K= Kansas City assy.
777522= Novemeber 1965 build date...1966 model year truck...it would have the 'birds beak' grille whereas the 65 trucks had a lot of square holes in the grille in a mesh pattern.

129 is a longbed(8 foot double wall bed) wheelbase
HM is exterior color...H= Lt Beige, M= Wimboldon White

DSO= 53--Kansas City...where the original selling dealer ordered that 2WD truck from...


I pourposely didnt post the rest as this trucks obviously been altered .

I wouldnt touch it if you want a factory 4WD...ALL 65 4WD trucks are on 120" wheelbase...NONE are on 129" wb...


private messages are allowed only if you have 25 or more posts.



- cs65

 

Sorry to even mention it but Model A's had metal spoke wheels.

Model T's had wooden wheels but in 1926-1927 were available factory with metal spoke or wooden.