VIN ID ?? Need help.
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VIN ID ?? Need help.
Hi, after reading posts of others asking about this or that based on their VIN, it got me curious about my truck that I just got recently. I got it and it needed some work so I'm not 100% of all the parts and info of the truck. It is a 1979 F-250 4x4, long bed, 300 I-6, 4 Speed. Has dual tanks, side storage box on the bed. and Explorer package emblem on Hood, Brown with I believe factory orange stripes. I looked at my VIN and it seems odd to me, also I tried to look it up on some VIN Decoder websites and all of them said that my VIN was not long enough. So I'm curious now as to why my title, and registration both have this short, odd looking VIN. If anyone can help me figure out my VIN or what all the info of my truck is I would appreciate it. Am looking to see what axles, ratios, T-Case I have, etc...
VIN is F26BREG7446
Thanks guys.
VIN is F26BREG7446
Thanks guys.
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1979 F250 4x4 300 San Jose
Infor on the warranty plate will tell you more.
Use this site Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
Infor on the warranty plate will tell you more.
Use this site Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
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F26 = 4x4 F250 pickup
B = 300 1bbl engine
R = San Jose manufacture plant
EG = 1979
1979 serial numbers were from DC0,001 to FK9,000, and from what I understand, at least on my bumpside, different plants could run the same serial number, but it is the VIN letter representing the plant that can differentiate two trucks with the same serial.
The VIN itself only says so much but all the info on the door plate will tell you everything. Wheelbase, exterior paint colour, truck series and GVW, interior trim and colours, transmission, axle, and what district of the country originally ordered the truck.
B = 300 1bbl engine
R = San Jose manufacture plant
EG = 1979
1979 serial numbers were from DC0,001 to FK9,000, and from what I understand, at least on my bumpside, different plants could run the same serial number, but it is the VIN letter representing the plant that can differentiate two trucks with the same serial.
The VIN itself only says so much but all the info on the door plate will tell you everything. Wheelbase, exterior paint colour, truck series and GVW, interior trim and colours, transmission, axle, and what district of the country originally ordered the truck.
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great site. thanks guys. I knew someone out there who is a lot smarter than me would be able to help. and after I posted it, reading Wikipedia about there not being a standard prior to 81 for the VIN's also helped explain why websites that I had searched prior to posting all said my VIN needed to be 17 digits. Will have to go out and look at truck door panel to get rest of info and look it up.
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Your VIN plate is on the door itself, so if the door was ever swapped there's a chance for an inaccuracy. Let's hope it's all original. Find your plate, take a picture or write it down, then follow the link that march posted and it'll tell you anything you need to know.
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No such thing as a VIN plate on trucks until the 1980's. VIN plates were first installed on 1968 cars, located on the left corner of the dash, visible thru the windshield, has VIN only stamped on it.
1963/79 F100/350: Warranty Plate (W/P) riveted to the left door face below the latch.
Compare the VIN on the registration/title to the VIN stamped on the W/P to see if they match.
This VIN is known as the Warranty Number, FoMoCo says it's not for title or registration purposes, as the W/P is too EZ to change.
The usual cause: People replaced damaged left doors with used doors. 99.9% of the time, they failed to install the original W/P's on the replaced doors.
If the VIN's match: Post all the codes stamped on W/P, can be decoded on FTE / 1979 example: 2nd line: W.B. (wheelbase) / COLOR / TYPE/GVW / TRANS / AXLE // 3rd line: MAX GVW LBS. / YEAR / DSO
17 digit VIN introduced in 1981.
1963/79 F100/350: Warranty Plate (W/P) riveted to the left door face below the latch.
Compare the VIN on the registration/title to the VIN stamped on the W/P to see if they match.
This VIN is known as the Warranty Number, FoMoCo says it's not for title or registration purposes, as the W/P is too EZ to change.
The usual cause: People replaced damaged left doors with used doors. 99.9% of the time, they failed to install the original W/P's on the replaced doors.
If the VIN's match: Post all the codes stamped on W/P, can be decoded on FTE / 1979 example: 2nd line: W.B. (wheelbase) / COLOR / TYPE/GVW / TRANS / AXLE // 3rd line: MAX GVW LBS. / YEAR / DSO
17 digit VIN introduced in 1981.
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