Originally Posted by
eficat
I recently purchased a 1966 2WD F-350 dually rack truck and wanted to post the VIN hoping someone could decode it.
The VIN is F35BE859007 / wheelbase 132 Color L Model f-350 body 381 / Trans A Axle 22 gvw 10000
It has a rubber pushbutton on the floor to pump the washer fluid out to the windshield, factory accessory the battery access is a hole in the floor under the passengers feet, no radio and a factory PTO that runs off the transmission. The P.T.O. wasn't factory installed. It has a 4 speed transmission with the granny gear, transmission parking brake (bell housing type) Engine is a straight 6 with 67000 original miles. What a beast. This truck is fun to drive although I havent taken it up past 45 mph yet. What would the PTO be used for?
F35 = F350
B = 300 I-6
E = Mahwah NJ Assembly Plant
859007 = Assembled May 1966.
132" Wheelbase
L = Holly Green
F350 / 10,000 lbs. GVWR.
381: 3 = Medium Green Crush Vinyl & Medium Green Wicker Pattern Vinyl // 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
A = New Process 435 4 Speed.
22 = Dana 70 / 4.83-1 / non Limited Slip / 7,400 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
You didn't post your DSO code, from the pic in your gallery of the Warranty Plate, it's 13.
DSO 13 = New York City Ford
District Sales (Zone)
Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
Since the DSO code is two numbers, the P.T.O. was added after the sale.
Ford offered a factory installed Platform & Rack aka a Stake Bed. Since it was an RPO (Regular Production Order), the truck isn't considered a special order because of it.
The stake bed will not be factory....unless it has F O R D in block letters at the rear.
If it does not, the stake bed was added after the sale...which means the original purchaser bought the truck as a Cab & Chassis.
If the DSO is 6 digits, DSO refers to a Domestic Special Order. If the P.T.O. was factory installed, the truck would be a Domestic Special Order and have a 6 digit DSO.
btw: Is it 67,000 miles? I kinda doubt it after looking at the pics.
The seat has been re-upholstered, the original floor mat is missing. The pedal pads, gearshift **** and steering wheel are worn, the exterior paint is down to the primer in several places.
The odometers of these trucks only read to 99,999.9 then return to ZERO. So...it could have 67,000 miles, or 167,000 miles, 267,000 miles or who knows.
My truck sat outside for over 20 years until I repainted it in the late 1980's. The paint was still very good, the seat was original, with only a minor split. The floor mat looked like new, and the truck had been driven 157,000 miles before I restored it.