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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Question Model???

Well here I am again, STUMPED!!
I bought another old ford in hopes of restoring it. It was advertised as a 1972 f250. But I looked up how to decode the tag and under GVRW it says 09000 and under model it has F373. Does anyone know what I have???
 
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Old Jun 25, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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Well answered my own question. It is a special order F350 with a 360 2v.
 
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Originally Posted by iperine
Well answered my own question. It is a special order F350 with a 360 2v.
F373 = 1972 F350 Chassis & Cab (no back of cab equipment) w/a 9,000 lb. GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating). But...why do you assume it was a special order?

Note: Compare the VIN stamped on the Warranty Plate with the VIN printed on the registration/title to see if they match.

People replaced damaged left doors with used doors. 99.9% of the time, they failed to install the original Warranty Plates on the replaced doors.

If the VIN's do not match, F373 is probably incorrect. You can get a copy of the original build sheet from martiauto.com
 
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 03:08 PM
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I checked the plate does match the title. On the plate the D.S.O. is denver.
 
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Originally Posted by iperine
I checked the plate does match the title. On the plate the D.S.O. is denver.
If the DSO code only contains two digits, the truck was not a Domestic Special Order.

51 = Denver CO Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

If there were 4 additional numbers following 51, then it would have been a Domestic Special Order.
 
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