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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 06:10 PM
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Serial number decode

I have searched the internet to find out how to decode my serial number and all i came up with is a headache. It is a canadian truck and I am sure it is a 1950+. Here is a my serial number if someone could help. Thanks in advance.

BDA83AHP-28874
trim 14
paint 41
model F1
 
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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by normy19
I have searched the internet to find out how to decode my serial number and all i came up with is a headache. It is a canadian truck and I am sure it is a 1950+. Here is a my serial number if someone could help. Thanks in advance.

BDA83AHP-28874
trim 14
paint 41
model F1
Welcome to FTE, we like to see pictures. The Canadian codes were different from the US ones so hopefully somebody will be along to fill you in on the rest.
BD-Ford F1
A- Standard
83- Pick Up
A- regular cab and trim ( I think)
H- Home Office (built at the Windsor, Ont plant)
P- 1952
 
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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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Welcome to FTE, we like to see pictures. The Canadian codes were different from the US ones so hopefully somebody will be along to fill you in on the rest.
BD-Ford F1
A- Standard
83- Pick Up
A- regular cab and trim ( I think)
H- Home Office (built at the Windsor, Ont plant)
P- 1952
Thank you very much! i promise i will add photos before, during and after my restoration, right now the forums say i may not add attachments. Thanks so much and i look forward to using this forum frequently.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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Joe's got your decode correct. I see from your consecutive unit number your truck was built slightly after mine. Take a look at your window glass and see if any of them are still factory original. You should see a mark on them that look like the example below. This is my glass on my Mercury, built sometime shortly after May '52.




As to your uploading of attachments, you can add pics by linking them from a third party photo hosting site like Photobucket of Flickr. That's where this came from.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 12:00 PM
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Could we see some pictures? Here is how.


But I got ta say becoming a supporter is the fastest and easiest way to post pics right from
your whatever pad/cell thing or home computer.
Few of us look in the users Gallery or album as you can see by your recent visitors.


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Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Welcome to FTE, Best Damn Forum EVER!
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Here's How to Post Pictures:
1. Login to FTE.
2.Click User CP (In the Top Left Hand Corner)
3.(On the Left, There will be a list, The 5th Option Down, will say "Pictures & Albums) Click That.
4.Then, Click Add Album, Enter a title, and description, if ya want to.
5. Click Upload Pictures, Then click Browse, Locate the Files of your truck. (You can add 3 files at a time)
5. Click Upload.
6. Add a description to the individual pictures, then click save.
7. Add more files if ya want.
8. Click The Picture you want to post, it will give you two codes at the bottom, Right Click The Second one (It say's BB Code, Then Say's [IMG]http:blahblahblah...[/IMG])
Then, Once that is highlighted, Right Click, Then Copy, Then Paste it into your post.
You can add up to 30 Images in one FTE Post.
If, Ya need any help, Don't hesitate to ask.


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You can also go to the "Garage" tab and start an album right here on FTE. After you post pictures to an album, we can look in your album, but you'll also be able to "insert a picture" by pasting in a link to the picture in your album.

It seems awkward, but whenever you "insert a picture" to one of these threads, the forum is looking for the picture somewhere on the web (which is always available) rather than from somewhere on your hard drive (which isn't always available).

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Originally Posted By Jolly Roger Joe

Welcome to FTE!

Go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and sign up for a free account. Then create an album for your truck. Upload any pics you want to post on FTE to that album. Have this album open on your computer when you want to post pics on FTE.

While you're making a post on FTE, select the pic you want to post from your Photobucket album. When the large version of the pic is open, right mouse click on it and select "View Image Info". The image info will be highlighted and will look something like this:
The best photos and videos | Photobucket

Copy that highlighted info (right click / copy).

When you have the spot in your post where you want the pic to be placed, select the "Insert Image" icon at the top of the post (looks like a mountain) and paste (right click / paste) the image info you copied in the highlighted box (just shows "http://" when it opens).

Your pic will be placed in the post.

Hope that helps.

Here's a tutorial Bob put together: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...-pictures.html Bob's link is not working. Can someone in the know tell me why?

How to upload pictures to the FTE Forums. - YouTube. Thanks Sam Rusty_Old_F250. Best we can find is that this video was done by Gundown64

 
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