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Old 06-07-2013, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 61steven
So I have more information on the truck! Could anyone tell me what the glove box tag really means?

VIN: F10JG171523 / W.B. 114 / COLOR: B / MODEL: 6 F100 / TRANS: A Wrong code for 4 speed, should be an F / AXLE: 11 / MAX. GVW LBS: 5000 / CERT NET HP: 114 / RPM: 3600 / DSO: blank?
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1961/62: No DSO code unless the truck is a Domestic Special Order.

F10 = F100 2WD

J = 223 1V I-6.

G = Chicago IL Assembly Plant.

171523 = 1961, assembled May 1961.

114" Wheelbase.

B = Caribbean Turquoise.

F100 2WD, 5,000 lbs. GVWR

A = Ford 3 speed manual transmission, non syncro 1st gear (F = Borg Warner T-98 4 speed).

11 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.70-1 / No Limited Slip / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

114 net HP @ 3,600 RPM