1965 F100
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1965 F100
Hello, fairly new here, I am wanting to find out the information on my VIN# for my 1965 F100, it reads F10JK593658 I know it has the 240 Inline 6 and a 4 speed and 5x5.5x16" tires on it. but I am wondering on the production sequence. Assembly Plant. Can any one help me decode this?
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Hello, fairly new here, I am wanting to find out the information on my VIN# for my 1965 F100, it reads F10JK593658 I know it has the 240 Inline 6 and a 4 speed and 5x5.5x16" tires on it. but I am wondering on the production sequence. Assembly Plant. Can any one help me decode this?
There are additional numbers on driver's door tag that can be decoded for further info.
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Hello and thank you very much for the directions. i believe I have an early production truck. 1 owner,22,000miles and a barn find on top of that. Thank you again oldHarley
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I believe you're correct.
Looks to me like your F100 truck was built in Kansas City, in Sept 1964, the second month of production for the 1965 models.
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Looks to me like your F100 truck was built in Kansas City, in Sept 1964, the second month of production for the 1965 models.
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I have a real tough question, can anybody tell me the what was the first sequence number for the 1965 F100? My 65 F100 is an early production truck. I am wondering what number it is and do not know what number they started with.
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Started August 1964 with 580,000
A close guess would be around September 8th-10th build
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Hello, fairly new here, I am wanting to find out the information on my VIN# for my 1965 F100, it reads F10JK593658
I know it has the 240 Inline 6 and a 4 speed and 5x5.5x16" tires on it. but I am wondering on the production sequence. Assembly Plant. Can any one help me decode this?
I know it has the 240 Inline 6 and a 4 speed and 5x5.5x16" tires on it. but I am wondering on the production sequence. Assembly Plant. Can any one help me decode this?
J = 240 1V I-6.
K = Kansas City MO Assembly Plant.
593658 = 1965, assembled September 1964 / This is your trucks specific serial number.
September 1964 serial number range: 588,000 - 599,999.
Note: These serial numbers apply to ALL series of trucks and Econolines, not just to F Series trucks. Add Bronco's beginning in 1966.
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I notice our FTE VIN decoder comes back with 223 6 cyl instead of 240.
You can tell by looking at it, as I recall, however maybe there could be an overlap of these two engines availability in '64. I don't have time to check further this AM, but will later today.
You can tell by looking at it, as I recall, however maybe there could be an overlap of these two engines availability in '64. I don't have time to check further this AM, but will later today.
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FTE VIN decoders aren't worth TWO CENTS, have multiple errors and omissions!
VIN engine code J = 1957/64 223 I-6, 1965 240 I-6.
VIN engine code A = 1966/74 240 I-6.
VIN engine code B = 1961/64 262 I-6, 1965/80 300 I-6.
1980: Last year for 11 digit VIN's. 1981 thru today = 17 digit VIN's
1954/64 223 & 1961/64 262 = The intake/exhaust manifolds are on the left (drivers) side of the engine.
1965/74 240, 1965/96 300 = The intake/exhaust manifolds are on the right (passenger) side of the engine.
Since the truck in question is a 1965 by its serial number, it does not have a 223 "Mileage Maker" 6.
Since 11/04/2006, I've decoded over 800 VIN's for FTE members.
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Wow, This is awsome, Thank you so much for the help. Where I live I am surrounded by chevy car guys, and my neighbor is a car guy only. I told him that I love the trucks as much as he love cars. he wants hp for speed we want it for pull power. Nothing like hearing the old gear box of a truck under load. . I got this 65 for a ...are you ready for this....$100.00 that is it. It is unmolested, never altered, all original with original tires and wheels including the spare. No rust, some dings but hey it was used on the farm. The owner used it the first 10 years as his main truck. They traveled in it, camped out of it, then it was used on the farm and surprisingly not all beat to pieces. I posted a couple of photos on my album. It has and was always parked in a lean toon attached to a barn. It is covered in Barn dust, untouched.
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Wow, This is awsome, Thank you so much for the help. Where I live I am surrounded by chevy car guys, and my neighbor is a car guy only. I told him that I love the trucks as much as he love cars. he wants hp for speed we want it for pull power. Nothing like hearing the old gear box of a truck under load. . I got this 65 for a ...are you ready for this....$100.00 that is it. It is unmolested, never altered, all original with original tires and wheels including the spare. No rust, some dings but hey it was used on the farm. The owner used it the first 10 years as his main truck. They traveled in it, camped out of it, then it was used on the farm and surprisingly not all beat to pieces. I posted a couple of photos on my album. It has and was always parked in a lean toon attached to a barn. It is covered in Barn dust, untouched.
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Wow, This is awsome, Thank you so much for the help. Where I live I am surrounded by chevy car guys, and my neighbor is a car guy only. I told him that I love the trucks as much as he love cars. he wants hp for speed we want it for pull power. Nothing like hearing the old gear box of a truck under load. . I got this 65 for a ...are you ready for this....$100.00 that is it. It is unmolested, never altered, all original with original tires and wheels including the spare. No rust, some dings but hey it was used on the farm. The owner used it the first 10 years as his main truck. They traveled in it, camped out of it, then it was used on the farm and surprisingly not all beat to pieces. I posted a couple of photos on my album. It has and was always parked in a lean toon attached to a barn. It is covered in Barn dust, untouched.
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Wow, This is awsome, Thank you so much for the help. Where I live I am surrounded by chevy car guys, and my neighbor is a car guy only. I told him that I love the trucks as much as he love cars. he wants hp for speed we want it for pull power. Nothing like hearing the old gear box of a truck under load. . I got this 65 for a ...are you ready for this....$100.00 that is it. It is unmolested, never altered, all original with original tires and wheels including the spare. No rust, some dings but hey it was used on the farm. The owner used it the first 10 years as his main truck. They traveled in it, camped out of it, then it was used on the farm and surprisingly not all beat to pieces. I posted a couple of photos on my album. It has and was always parked in a lean toon attached to a barn. It is covered in Barn dust, untouched.