I have been able to decode most everything else, but I am curious about whether this DSO code might have been a single or fleet order with what I have found or not found on the truck

07/76 gvwr 7800
gawr 3300 5300
> DECAL ON DOOR FRAME
f0272 r2825
no info across bottom of decal

vin f25mrd0XXXX
133 M DA4 G 38? > DATA PLATE ON DOOR
07800 1976 748899

the badge on the fender under the F250 badge is wasted with no shadow of the previous applicque while the dash does ID this as a CUSTOM

 

The best way to find out exactly how your truck was ordered is to get a "Marti Report" www.martiauto.com
The emblem below the "F250" means your truck was either a "Trailer Special" or a "Camper Special".
The 6 digit DSO code means it was special ordered and not bought off the lot. It could have been either a one off or a fleet order.
On the 6 digit DSO, the first two are the district where it was orderd. The last four digits are used by the dealers to order whatever special parts the truck was equipped with. The dealer would call Ford with the four digit number and Ford could look up what ever was needed .
BTW Nice looking truck.

 

yeah, it has the Western mirrors, but I cant find any holes or marks to show a camper hold-down kit was in it and no markings on the trailer hitch to id manuf. It did make it from Seattle to Fl

 

What part of Florida are you in?

 

truck is in Lake City, near where I work, live in Jax

 

I'm just south of Disney, between Kissimmee and Winter Haven.

 

F25 = F250 2WD Pickup.

M = 390 4V

R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant.

OXXXXX = 1976, assembled July 1976 (7/76 on label).

133" Wheelbase.

M = Wimbledon White.

F252 = F250 2WD Pickup, 7,800 lbs. GVWR

DA4: DA = Black all Vinyl ~ Custom / 4 = Styleside Pickup.

G = C6.

38 = Dana 60 Rear Axle / 3.73-1 / No Limited Slip / 5,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

7,800 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

1976.

748899:

74 = Seattle WA Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

8899 = Domestic Special Order number. The truck was ordered special by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

Ford did not offer trailer hitches. The optional step bumpers (chrome or painted) had a depression in the center for the license plate and a hole for a trailer hitch ball.

I cannot tell from the pic if the step bumper is genuine Ford or not, but it's sagging like an old nag. Factory step bumper brackets were notorious "weak sisters" .. A slight tap on the bumper caused it to sag.

The tie downs on the bed are not genuine Ford, neither are the styled wheels.

martiauto.com has ALL the records for 1967/79 FoMoCo vehicles. FoMoCo has none of this info any longer, as they were planning to THROW IT ALL AWAY in the late 1980's.

Kevin Marti, a Mustang/Shelby 'nut' located in Phoenix AZ found out about FoMoCo's plan and got ALL of it.

 

ummmmm, NOT a sag

It is bolted and welded to the frame and the dent is parallel to the edge of the bed about 3/4" aft of the tailgate and bed "Missed it by that much!!"

 

Aftermarket step bumper, not factory.