Vin Tag
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Vin Tag
Back in the day, when my '66 F250 4X4 was a few years younger, my grandpa, grandma, aunt and mother were taking salt to the cow herd. This was in some steep country up Avalanche Gulch.
One of the salt blocks got packed up a steep hill right above the Ford. When set on the ground, it promptly began to roll (a square, 35 pound block of salt rolling down a hill) straight towards the pickup. By the time it reached the pickup, it was rolling fast enough to bounce far enough off the ground to land right in the middle of the door.
Long story short, it now has a '63 F100 door and vin tag. The original vin tag has long since been melted down.
The question is: Can I get a new Vin tag?
One of the salt blocks got packed up a steep hill right above the Ford. When set on the ground, it promptly began to roll (a square, 35 pound block of salt rolling down a hill) straight towards the pickup. By the time it reached the pickup, it was rolling fast enough to bounce far enough off the ground to land right in the middle of the door.
Long story short, it now has a '63 F100 door and vin tag. The original vin tag has long since been melted down.
The question is: Can I get a new Vin tag?
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No such thing as a "VIN tag" for any truck of this vintage ~ it's referred to as the Warranty Plate.
1966 uses the same Warranty Plate as 1967/68, but...Marti (martiauto.com) will not have the codes for anything older than 1967.
Late 1980's: Marti acquired ALL the original 1967/79 FoMoCo records when he found out they were going to THROW THEM away.
Y'all will have to provide Marti with the 1966 VIN and codes if you want them stamped on the Warranty Plate.
VIN tag: Located on the left corner of the dash, visable thru the windshield, has only the VIN stamped on it.
First mandated by the US Gov't in 1968 Passenger Cars, but no truck/Bronco/Econoline was required to have it until the 1980's.
1966 uses the same Warranty Plate as 1967/68, but...Marti (martiauto.com) will not have the codes for anything older than 1967.
Late 1980's: Marti acquired ALL the original 1967/79 FoMoCo records when he found out they were going to THROW THEM away.
Y'all will have to provide Marti with the 1966 VIN and codes if you want them stamped on the Warranty Plate.
VIN tag: Located on the left corner of the dash, visable thru the windshield, has only the VIN stamped on it.
First mandated by the US Gov't in 1968 Passenger Cars, but no truck/Bronco/Econoline was required to have it until the 1980's.
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This is a fairly common problem, door swapped out and original tag lost. If you have a title, registration, and the Vin number on those documents match the number stamped in the right front top of the frame rail near the alternator. You can get a replacement Warranty Plate from marti. You can determine all the info found on the original warranty plate by carefully inspecting your truck and collecting the required information. i.e. engine size, wheelbase, body code, gear ratio, color ect. Search around here for a photo of a truck warrenty plate that nearly matches yours and you can see what information you will need to gather. IMHO!
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Lets see what y'all can do.
The truck has/had:
352 2V
4.56:1 Gears
Dana 60 open rear
Dana 44 open front
NP435 transmission
Dana 24 transfer case
Cab & Chassis
120" wheelbase
Custom cab
Vin# F26YR831752
It is a solid green color (kind of a turquoise-ish color). Does any body have some paint chips of the colors in '66? The dash is a creamish-white, and the seat (what was left of it) was a tan-ish color with some sort of inserts.
What else can I tell?
The truck has/had:
352 2V
4.56:1 Gears
Dana 60 open rear
Dana 44 open front
NP435 transmission
Dana 24 transfer case
Cab & Chassis
120" wheelbase
Custom cab
Vin# F26YR831752
It is a solid green color (kind of a turquoise-ish color). Does any body have some paint chips of the colors in '66? The dash is a creamish-white, and the seat (what was left of it) was a tan-ish color with some sort of inserts.
What else can I tell?
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The truck has/had:
352 2V
4.56:1 Gears Dana 60 open rear / Dana 44 open front. See AXLE code.
NP435 transmission
Dana 24 transfer case No code on Warranty Plate.
Cab & Chassis Not listed on Warranty Plate or within the VIN as such.
120" wheelbase
Custom cab See BODY code
Vin# F26YR831752
It is a solid green color (kind of a turquoise-ish color). Does anybody have some paint chips of the colors in '66? I have the 1966 FoMoCo paint chip chart.
The dash is a creamish-white, and the seat (what was left of it) was a beige color with some sort of inserts. See BODY code
F26 in VIN decodes to an F250 4WD only. No way to know (until 1973) if Cab & Chassis or pickup or factory installed Flat or Stake Bed.
352 2V
4.56:1 Gears Dana 60 open rear / Dana 44 open front. See AXLE code.
NP435 transmission
Dana 24 transfer case No code on Warranty Plate.
Cab & Chassis Not listed on Warranty Plate or within the VIN as such.
120" wheelbase
Custom cab See BODY code
Vin# F26YR831752
It is a solid green color (kind of a turquoise-ish color). Does anybody have some paint chips of the colors in '66? I have the 1966 FoMoCo paint chip chart.
The dash is a creamish-white, and the seat (what was left of it) was a beige color with some sort of inserts. See BODY code
F26 in VIN decodes to an F250 4WD only. No way to know (until 1973) if Cab & Chassis or pickup or factory installed Flat or Stake Bed.
First line VIN: F26YR831742 (F26 = F250 4WD / Y = 352 2V / R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant / 831742 = 1966, assembled March 1966).
Second line:
W.B. 120
COLOR B (Caribbean Turquoise).
M0DEL F260 (F250 4WD, 6,800 lbs. GVWR).
BODY: D81 (D = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Cody Pattern Woven Plastic // 81 = 81B Custom Cab).
TRANS: A (NP435).
AXLE code 25K (25 = Spicer/Dana 60 Rear Axle / 4.56-1 / No Limited Slip // K = Dana 44 Front Axle 4.55-1).
Third Line:
GVW 06800
CERT. NET HP 172
RPM 4000
DSO: No way to know, since you live in MT, how about 73 (SLC UT Ford District Sales Office). Or 74 = Seattle WA Ford District Sales Office).
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From: Townsend, MT
If it helps (probably not), it came from Sautter Ford in Bozeman, MT.
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Assembled in San Jose, it could have been ordered from UT or WA
AFAIK, 06800
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Yep. Both of my trucks and one other I know of show 06800 for GVW.
The axle code on all three trucks only show the rear axle code. So, just 25 (or B5 for the locking rear). The K seems to have been left off.
The axle code on all three trucks only show the rear axle code. So, just 25 (or B5 for the locking rear). The K seems to have been left off.
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I just went and looked at grandpa's '65 F250 4X4. The axle code is just 25. No K. What's the deal with this? Was ford trying to cut costs by not stamping one letter?