I am ordering soft brake lines and need to decipher the Ford #s for the gross vehicle weight. The tag on my driver's door reads, starting with the second line down:

133 F272 4 8 G 38J
07500 1975 715088

Thanks in advance. (I'm thinking the GVW is 7500 lbs.?)

Very interesting: I tried some of the online sites with my vin, and the only thing they could tell me was that it was a 74, with a 360 2v carb, made in San Jose, CA. But they all had trouble with the vin, and could not even tell what type of truck it was!! All these years I have believed it to be a 75!!

 

F250 Restorer,

Yes, your GVW is 7500.

Wheelbase: 133
Model Code: 73-'76 F250 2WD Chassis and cab 7500
Axle 38J: '73-'75 3.73 5.3M Dana (Spicer) 60 with power steering
GVW: 7500

You can double check your numbers here: Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net

-Dan