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Old 04-16-2012, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by THartman

Date - 04H - September 04th

Trans B - Borg Warner T-86 3 speed manual with Overdrive.
A = January / M = December. The letter I is skipped.

04H = August 4, 1959. If it was September 4, it would be a 1960.

3 speed O/D not offered with 4WD.

If it was a Marmon-Herrington conversion, it would have a plaque screwed to the face of the dash showing how to shift the transfer case.

Your truck was originally a 1959 F100 2WD w/a 292 2V assembled in Kansas City MO. It was converted to 4WD by a previous owner. Who knows what the 4WD specific parts are from?

Besides the 3 speed O/D, the 5,000 lb. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is another 2WD dead give-away.

Factory F100 4WD would have a 5,600 lb. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating).

Edit: Spotted something else: Only 2WD Custom Cabs were available with a horn ring. All 1959/60 4WD's came w/a horn button.

These 4WD's rode and steered like oxcarts, no P/S was available until 1973, so a horn ring would interfere with steering the beasts.
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