Explain This VIN
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Explain This VIN
My 4x4 frame has the VIN F25BED16?39. I accidentally hit the frame with the plasma cutter while cutting the floor board so I don't know the ninth digit.
The frame is clearly a 4x4 frame while the VIN indicates 2WD
I will be putting my 2WD body on this frame so I'm just going to use its VIN but I am just curious as to how this truck ended up with this 2WD VIN
The frame is clearly a 4x4 frame while the VIN indicates 2WD
I will be putting my 2WD body on this frame so I'm just going to use its VIN but I am just curious as to how this truck ended up with this 2WD VIN
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B = 300 1V I-6.
E = Mahwah NJ Assembly Plant.
D16?39 = 1968, assembled April 1968. April 1968 serial number range: D12,000-D25,999.
F250 4WD: The VIN would begin with F26.
You can get a copy of the original build sheet from martiauto.com
Marti has all the original 1967/79 FoMoCo records, acquired them in the late 1980's when he found out FoMoCo was going to THROW THEM away.
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No kidding, same as the VIN you posted and I decoded.
But, as I said, if it was an F250 4WD, the VIN would begin with F26
But, as I said, if it was an F250 4WD, the VIN would begin with F26
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It looks like the crossmembers are riveted on so it looks original. Did you get the original left door with the frame to check the warranty plate? I think that the factory made a mistake with stamping the vin.
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No doors came with it or title. I was only interested in the 4WD frame when I got it. And I can't find a VIN on the front part of the frame, but the frame had been painted at one point.
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There is another VIN located on the passenger rail at 24 inches past the cab mount.
The frame pictured is a Highboy frame, but should have the correct F26 Vin prefix. Someone screwed the pooch when it was stamped.
Garbz
The frame pictured is a Highboy frame, but should have the correct F26 Vin prefix. Someone screwed the pooch when it was stamped.
Garbz
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