I was reading some older posts last night and read that if I posted my tag numbers, there are people on here who could tell me everything there was to know about my truck when it was ordered from the factory.

Well here they are, can anyone tell me about her?

I29 8 F250 D81 A24
07500 172 4000 74

 

need to include the VIN number to tell what month, engine, and factory.

 

While KJV is correct that we need your VIN to find your truck's birth month and assembly factory, we can give you some data, and make an educated guess as to what some of your VIN is. Here's my guess as to how your VIN starts: F25YRxxxxxxx. If that's the case, F25 = F250 2 wheel drive truck. Y = 352 cubic inch V8 2 bbl engine (based on its being a '66 model truck). R = San Jose, CA assembly factory (based on its Seattle DSO). The 6 numbers will tell us what month it was built. The rest decodes as 129 = wheelbase in inches. Exterior Color 8 = Springtime Yellow. F250 = 7500 pound GVW 3/4 ton truck. D81 = Medium Beige Crushed Vinyl, Light Beige Cody Pattern upholstery in a Custom Cab. A = New Process 435 4 speed transmission. 24 = Dana 60 rear axle with 4.10 gears, non-limited slip. 7500 pounds is gross vehicle weight rating. 172 @ 4000 is your engine's NET horsepower rating and the RPMs where achieved. 74 = Seattle District Sales Office from where the truck was ordered. It was not a special order. If your truck does not match this description, bear in mind that over your truck's 45+ year lifespan, someone may have swapped out the driver side door and not bothered to change out the warranty plate. So pass on your VIN and we can finish the job.

 

Vin: F257R846480

 

should be F25YR846480
F25= 2wd F250
Y= 352 cid, 2 barrel carb
R= Manufactured at the San Jose, CA assembly plant
846480 Assembled April 1966