Body style verification
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Body style verification
I am a new proud owner of a 1974 F100 custom Flareside 4X4 360/4spd. how do I verify a truck came from the factory as a Flareside. seems I may have stumbled onto a rare truck.
Can anyone give me some break down for production numbers for this year? I did find this: 1974 FORD F100 Information Specifications Resources Pictures But i'm wondering how many were 4spd.
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Can anyone give me some break down for production numbers for this year? I did find this: 1974 FORD F100 Information Specifications Resources Pictures But i'm wondering how many were 4spd.
Thanks
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Found this too, but no 4spd break down. 1973-1979 Ford F-series Production Numbers - FORDification.net - The '73-'79 Ford Pickup Resource
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I am a new proud owner of a 1974 F100 custom Flareside 4X4 360/4spd. how do I verify a truck came from the factory as a Flareside. seems I may have stumbled onto a rare truck.
Can anyone give me some break down for production numbers for this year? I did find this: 1974 FORD F100 Information Specifications Resources Pictures But i'm wondering how many were 4spd.
Thanks
Can anyone give me some break down for production numbers for this year? I did find this: 1974 FORD F100 Information Specifications Resources Pictures But i'm wondering how many were 4spd.
Thanks
Marti is the only one with this information. Years ago Ford was going to destroy all the info, Marti found out and bought it all.
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Lotsa luck because there isn't one.
Your VIN begins with F11 = F100 4WD Pickup. But which pickup bed? No way to know.
And btw, parts catalog defines Flaresides as body style 83 .. Stylesides as body style 99.
What year Warranty Plate has either of these body style codes stamped on it? Not a single one.
btw, part two: Want your VIN and Warranty Plate decoded? Post the info here on FTE. Mike, myself (I've decoded over 900) and a few others will decode all the info.
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check my Garage, I put a pic of the truck there. my plan is to remove the plow and fix the bed to have the correct flares on it. someone put aftermarket 80's looking fiberglass flares on it.
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The warranty plate is located on the driver's door, just below the latch. This is what it looks like, this particular one is a Marti reproduction.
The paper label that's located on the driver's door jam is referred to as a "cert sticker". This one is also a Marti repro.
The metal tag that's found on the firewall of some trucks is called a "buck tag". It's used by assembly line workers when the truck is being built.
The paper label that's located on the driver's door jam is referred to as a "cert sticker". This one is also a Marti repro.
The metal tag that's found on the firewall of some trucks is called a "buck tag". It's used by assembly line workers when the truck is being built.
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B7C-16312-A Right & B7C-16313-A Left .. Rear Fenders ~ 1957/79 F100/350 Flaresides.
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The best (and only) source for the production figures that you want is Kevin Marti. You can contact him and order a "Marti Report" on your truck. It will give you all the information on how your truck was when it left the factory.
Marti is the only one with this information. Years ago Ford was going to destroy all the info, Marti found out and bought it all.
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Marti is the only one with this information. Years ago Ford was going to destroy all the info, Marti found out and bought it all.
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She and her husband were members of the Classic Thunderbird Club Intl.
She had most of the T-Bird invoices. Same thing as Marti. Ford was going to throw them out and Lois saved them.
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