Here are the numbers I got off the drivers side door.

F10AC779279
WB 115
Color J
Model F101
Body 581
Trans C 09
Max GVW lb 04200
Cert 129
Net HP 4000
RPM 21
Made in Canada.

The switch I spoke about in the earlier thread is to the right of the steering wheel and the one closest to the steering wheel. Left to right. The switch I am inquiring about. The manual choke. The fan/heater switch.

Thanks in advance.

 

In addition to what I gave you last night, as corrected by Number Dummy, here is your decode: 115 is the wheelbase of your truck in inches; Color J is Rangoon Red, Model F101 indicates a 4200 pound GVW half ton truck, Body 581 indicates a Standard Cab with red crush vinyl and red wicker pattern vinyl interior, C is the Ford 3 speed light duty transmission, 09 is a Ford 9 inch non-limited slip axle with 3.70 gears, Max GVW is 4200 pounds, Net horsepower is 129, achieved at 4200 rpms, and 21 is the Atlanta District Sales Office from which the truck was ordered. As to the switch you describe, Ford had an optional push/pull hazard warning switch that, when installed, was mounted to the left of the choke, but if that were installed there would also be a light to the left of the switch to show when the flashers were on. If the hazard flashers were not installed there was usually a single round blanking plate installed in the hole to the left of the choke and the hole to the left of that for the light was not drilled. So if you have one hole open to the left of the choke, perhaps a previous owner removed the blanking plate and installed a switch there to operate some option he himself installed. I'm sure ND will probably have some ideas. Hope this helps.

 

4 way emergency flashers were an option or a dealer installed accessory.

Not all 4 ways have a separate red lens in the dash. Some have a **** with the red lens incorporated within it.

It's way too involved to list the switches that have the **** with the red lens, so...

For those of you with the 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog, look thru Illustration Section 145.2, Pages 1 thru 7 to see all the different types.

1966: There are three different types using three different switches, all were used on other years as well.

1) C3TZ-15B590-B / Marked: C3TB-15B590 A or D / C5TB-15B590-D

1966 F250 4WD; 1966 F350/1100 all before serial number 858,001 / 1966 F350.
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2) C5TZ-15B590-C / Marked: C5TB-15B590-A, B or C

1966 F100/250 2WD before serial number 858,001
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3) C6TZ-13A350-A / Marked: C6TB-13A350-A

1966 all series' of trucks (inc. F100/250 2WD & 4WD) from serial number 858,001.

Since dealers usually would install whatever they had in stock, it's possible to have any of these three, or from lawd only knows what.

 

Thanks for the help on the VIN decode. Everything seems to match up even down to the paint and seat cover color and style. I am slightly confused though. If my truck is a '66 why does it have the Ford 100 Twin I-Beam emblems on the fenders? I thought those only came on the '65's. Unless the truck was wrecked and the fenders were swapped. Or were the emblems put on the truck because it was assembled in Nov. '65?

 

Or because someone found a set of '65 emblems that were shinyer than the original '66 ones? Mine truck was built in August of '65 & it has the '66 fender emblems

 

Both '65 and '66 F100s (and F250s) came with "Twin I Beam" badges - with variations for 4 x 4, Camper Special, and Ranger - but the badges were slightly different. The '65 badges have "Ford 100" on the top and nothing on the bottom. The '66 badges have "Ford" on top and "100" on the bottom. The '66 badges have been reproduced and are available. The '65 badges have not been reproduced and are harder to find. Production of '66 model year trucks began in August '65. By the time your truck was built in November the plants should have used up all of their '65 parts - there wasn't much difference between them anyway. Still, anything's possible.

 

Mine has the Ford 100 on the top. That is why I and I guess the PO believed it to be a '65. thanks for clearing it up for me.

 

I think the most obvious difference between '65 and '66 trucks for identification purposes, assuming nobody has changed anything, is the grille. You may already know this, but the '65 grille's prominent feature is a double deck of 18 (total) large rectangles between the headlights. The '66 grille also has 18 rectangles, but they are smaller, and there is a third deck on top of them with two open "spears" pointing toward each other in the center. It's a poor description, I know, but it will make more sense when you see them to compare. Another sometimes helpful comparison, but not foolproof, is the accelerator pedal. Most '65s were mounted to the floor at the bottom. Most '66s were suspended (ala '65 Mustang) and not attached to the floor at the bottom. What does your title say as to which year your truck is?

 

Suspended F100/250 2WD accelerator pedal (C5TZ-9725-Z): 1965 F100/250 from serial number 696,001 (June 1965) / 1966 F100/250.

 

The state I live in is a Bill of sale state on vehicles of the vintage below '79. The bill of sale I have does say '66. My bad.
I asked the PO about the emblems and he said the truck had been in an accident and the fenders changed. Sometime in the '80's he thought. Memories cloud with age. I like the '65 emblems because I think they look better so I am torn between keeping them or putting the correct ones on.

 

I am new to the site & have a similar question. Could you decode the VIN & numbers from the drivers side door for this Ford F100? Can you tell from this information if it is a 65 or 66? Thank you for your help.

F10AE860756

<O</OWB 115
Color J
Model F100
Body 581
Trans C
Axle 09
Max GVW lbs 5,000
CERT NET HP 129
RPM 4,000
DSO

 

My 65' has a July build month and it has the besel with 'Ford 100' on the top and nothing on the bottom. However, I have seen 65's with a build month of Aug. that had the besel with the Ford on top and 100 on the bottom like the 66's have. Can i assume that the 66' models where started in Aug of 66'? I had my 65' besel re-chromed because I just could not find a 65' (even a repoped one) anywhere. I found many old or repoped 66' but never any 65's.

 

Dave, your truck is very similar to MGarner's. F10 = F100 5000 # GVW 2 wheel drive truck. "A" = 240 cubic inch I6 1 bbl engine. "E" = built in Mahwah, NJ. 860XXX = built in May '66 (so it's a '66 model year truck). 115 = wheelbase in inches. Color M = Rangoon Red. F100 = 5000# GVW half ton truck. Body 581 indicates a Standard Cab with red crush vinyl and red wicker pattern vinyl interior, C is the Ford 3 speed light duty transmission, 09 is a Ford 9 inch non-limited slip axle with 3.70 gears, Max GVW is 5000 pounds, Net horsepower is 129, achieved at 4200 rpms. You did not include the numbers for the DSO code. Masked Rider, model year 1966 trucks started being produced (at some plants) in August, 1965.

 

Interestin, guess thats why I saw the Aug ones with the 66' besels. I'm assuming the new models come out each yr in Aug???

 

Back in the day, the Big 3 (Ford, GM, and Chrysler) used to introduce all of their new model year offerings in September - early October. To have vehicles ready to sell in the dealer showrooms they had to start building them in August. Ford changed the playbook with the Mustang, introducing it all by itself with huge hype on April 17, 1964 as a 1965 model, approximately six months early. Now days manufacturers introduce new models whenever they have one ready, hopefully getting individual attention for it the same as the Mustang did.