Originally Posted by
66gpw
E10 is a van pick up
287 Standard pick body style
A is C4 auto Trans.
17 is suspose to be an axle code. My book does not show a 17 for 65.
The last is the GVWR max weight is 3600lbs
The next few numbers I do not know.
net HP @ RPM
The 71 is the destination of the truck after assembly was Los Angeles.
E10 = Econoline Pickup.
287: 2 = Medium Blue Crush Vinyl & Medium Blue Stitch Pattern Vinyl // 87 = Econoline Pickup.
A = Ford type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.
17 = ??
3,600 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating.
129 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
71 = Los Angeles CA Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer
ordered the Econoline from, but this does not necessarily mean the Econoline was shipped to LA, because...
FoMoCo dealers in Hawaii ordered their vehicles from Los Angeles, so the Econoline could have been shipped to one of the Hawaiian Islands.
The OP is located in Australia, so it's possible that the Econoline could have been shipped there.
If a C4, the TRANS code would be
G ... but, Ford used
G for
all A/T's thru 1978.
One had to know
which A/T came with
what engine.