It's a Hydro-Vac P/B booster, it's not original to this truck. F100/250's and some F350's with power brakes have the booster mounted on the firewall, the master cylinder bolts to the booster.

Hydro-Vac's are remote mounted P/B boosters, which on some F350's, 500 and larger series trucks were installed on the left frame rail.

1955/57 T-Birds have a Hydro-Vac mounted on the left fender inner apron, as do 1961/64 Galaxies with factory installed Select-Aire (A/C).

 

Thank you again NumberDummy for the info. I will pass on the truck. I was going to over look the bumper but when the VIN didn't match up to what was advertised, I was having my doubts. I'm in the market for a 66 maybe 67 truck LWB and I don't mind it being somewhat of a project, as I'm really going to use the truck to put my paddleboards in and go to the beach with it in the summer, but I don't want something that has several different parts put together. So thanks again, I'll keep saving my money and looking out for other trucks out there!!

 

1965/66 F100/250's are basically the same in appearance. The only exterior parts that are different are the fender emblems and the grilles.

1967's have a totally different body and interior, and some 1967 parts are 1967 only. Even though 1967's look the same as 1968/72's, looks can be deceiving.

IMO, look for an F100. F250's have a larger frame with stiff rear springs, so while drivin' on A1A headed to get some sun on the beach, will not be as smooth as an F100.

 

I am posting this VIN in hopes that someone can decipher it. Numbersdummy helped me with an F600 but I do not know if this falls into the thread parameters but here goes.
R902V214765. L38a. U3. R906. 8E8. V. AG8.
Any helped would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

Where did you find the above info, off the Warranty Plate or from another plate?

What year is this truck? What do these various codes apply to? The VIN makes no sense.

R90 is a 1970 and later LN900 diesel. The last 6 digits of the VIN is the serial number.

1961/66 serial numbers are composed of 6 numbers. 1967/77 serial numbers are composed of 1 letter followed by 5 numbers. 1978/80 serial numbers have 2 letters followed by 4 numbers.

 

My apologies. I was working off memory with bad info.
VIN. R902VZ14765
WB 138. Color J3. GVE 8E8
Trans V. Axle AG8.
Maybe this will shed some light on this.
I do not know the year model as it has no title.

 

R90 = LN900 Diesel.

2 = 1973/79 Detroit model 6-71N 426 cid 6 cylinder diesel or 1977 Cummins model NTC 250 855 cid 6 cylinder diesel.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

Z14765 = 1977.

138" Wheelbase.

COLOR J3: J = Rangoon Red / 3 = Dark Red Metallic.

MODEL aka TYPE/GVW follows the COLOR codes, but GVE makes no sense. Should be a letter followed by 3 numbers.

BODY 8E8: 8E = Not listed, all that's listed is 8C = Dark Tobacco Vinyl // 8 = Standard Cab without Butterfly Hood.

TRANS V: Fuller model RT-910 10 Speed Direct.

AXLE AG8: AG = Eaton model 19121 Single Speed Rear Axle / 4.11-1 / 23,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity // 8 = Ford 12,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle with Steer-Ease.

MAX GVW LBS: Omitted.

DSO: Omitted.

Parts catalog example of 1973/79 600/900 series Warranty Plate:

 

can anyone tell me about this F26YK872038

 

Decoded in your other thread along with the Warranty Plate codes.

 

Tried the decoder but don't know what I'm looking for. Here is the warranty plate.

 

F10 = F100 2WD

A = 240 1V I-6.

N = Norfolk VA Assembly Plant.

844935 = 1966, assembled April 1966.

115" Wheelbase.

COLOR HM: H = Sahara Beige / M = Wimbledon White.

MODEL: F100 2WD, 5,000 lbs. GVWR

BODY 481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Wicker Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

TRANS: C = Ford type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.

AXLE 09 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.70-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

129 net HP @ 4,000 RPM

DSO: 22 = Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

 

Thanks! This really is fascinating. The truck has lived its whole life in VA, NC and now SC.

And I've never seen a "Sahara beige and Wimbledon white" exterior on a flareside. Found so much green on it while sanding, I was convinced it was dark green from the factory.

 

Not only is it rare to have tu-tone paint on a Flareside, but it's even rarer to have tu-tone paint on a Standard Cab.

 

Any way for me to tell how many with that color combination were ever produced? Now I feel bad I didn't try to replicate the original color scheme.

 

None of this info is available any longer, because FoMoCo THREW AWAY all the records away decades ago.

The only info available are scant production figures that were kept by R. L. Polk & Co. for the entire US auto biz.