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LOL I'll take the snow over mid-west/coastal humidity. That picture was taken a few years ago, but the truck is still earning its keep. It resides at my son's place - he gets more snow than I do.
here is my 51 f1-i do not have any pictures-there is no stamp on the firewall
my vin# is F1 R1 LU 12915-this number is stamped on my frame and on the plate on the passenger side and on my glove box door-this is also stamped on the glove box door
ENGINE-F1R1LU12915--SERIES F1 MODEL 1RC
F1-BODY TYPE
R-ENGINE 239 v8 100hp
1-YEAR 1951
LU-LOUISVILLE PLANT
12915-12915 th TRUCK OFF THE LINE
ENGINE-LEFT HEAD B212-RIGHT HEAD 32B EAB
TRANSMISSION-12352
REAR AXEL-W41/11 =373:1
ROSS,those numbers were on the heads,i sold that engine years ago to a guy in michigan to put in his 9n tractor-i thought that since it already has a 373 rear in it no need to change to something else-as far as a 9 in i thought that these old rears were made real tough so why switch to a 9 in i am 75 now and i am not trying to burn up the streets or be racing anyone-i have done all of that when i was younger the 302 and aod that i have now is just great i am happy with it
Firewall Stamp (kinda hard to make out, but I think this is what it says)
10HM 21F 115
And the M-H plate is,
chassis R6-4-48075
Looks like it had a Ford of Canada rebuilt motor put into it as there's a data plate behind the coil,
bore .030
mains .010
throw .030
model 08RTB
Engine No 8563
The donor truck 1952 Mercury M6
New style firewall data plate:
SMA81AHP-32003 (matches VIN on frame above steering box)
Trim 14 Paint 22 Model M6
Data plate
Style C2C-81A
Body No 22231
ICCP 1242
then 22 on the bottom (assume paint)
unfortunately The Merc is donating its bones to the Ford, and will be no more.
Just to update
Trim 14 is a code for reorder of interior trim
Color 22- Yosemite Green
Found the frame stamp at the front on the passenger side just behind the radiator cross member.
Looks to match as some of the letters after the F5 are almost non-existant
Wayne, I don't know if that is correct. M=December for 1951 models, but there is no M for 1952
Month Codes
1951
A= Jan
B= Feb
C= Mar
D= Apr
E= May
F= Jun
G= July
H= Aug
J= Sept
K= Oct
L= Nov
M= Dec
1952
N= Jan
P= Feb
Q= Mar
R= Apr
S=May
T=Jun
U= Jul
V= Aug
W= Sep
X= Oct
Y= Nov
Z= Dec
Unless of course Ross' truck was built in December 1951. In which case the SU would be SUNDAY!
OK, I have a Merc M-1 (MDA83AHN-30642) that has a 51 styling, but the serial code reads an N for the production date (=January '52). So what does that mean? Were the 51's still built in January 52? I would think they would built 52's by then already...
OK, I have a Merc M-1 (MDA83AHN-30642) that has a 51 styling, but the serial code reads an N for the production date (=January '52). So what does that mean? Were the 51's still built in January 52? I would think they would built 52's by then already...
Well, we figured that didn't really use that 2nd year coding in the serial numbers, and Ford Canada didn't seem to use it either. From what I have seen, Ford Canada did change the Rating plate sometime around 1951 just as they did here in the US.
The date was never really used in the serial number. Sometime during the 1951 production run they changed the year designation from a number to a letter, in your case the N= 1951, not a month code.
From my database:
1951 F1 BDA83AH51-75xx -notice the low number, (4 digit) very early production.
1951 F3 DFA83AHN-32xxx - Later production 5 digits like yours
So far we have not found any build date codes on the Canadian models.
Canadian52Merc, I looked at your other (intro) post and obtained the info you posted there.
MDA83AHN-30642
MD = Mercury M3
A = Standard trim level
83 = Pickup 114" WB
A = Stndard cab
H = Home - Windsor
P = 1951
Engine 1EE = 239 cu in V8 / 3 speed heavy Duty Transmission
Paint 24 = Mission Grey
Trim 14 = Red vinyl
MDA83BH51-9597
MD = M1
A = Standard trim
83 = Pickup 114" WB
B = Deluxe cab (note this truck does NOT have the original cab but a 48-50 cab
H = Windsor
51 = 1951
Engine 1E = 239 v8 standard 3 speed
Paint 91 = ? I don't have that one
Trim 13 = Two tone vinyl (deluxe)
So this truck has a different cab (48-50) and a different tailgate (possibly aftermarket)
MDA83BHP-21589
MD = M1
A = standard trim
83 = pickup 114" WB
B = Deluxe cab
H = Windsor
P = 1952
Paint 37 = Coral Flame Red
Trim 13 = Two tone vinyl
The Style code C2C-81B indicates a deluxe cab and chassis.
I would urge you to check the serial numbers stamped in the frames on all 3 trucks to verify, especially the one with the 48-50 cab. On Canadian trucks, the serial number should be on top of the frame rail, drivers side near the steering box.
didn't really use that 2nd year coding in the serial numbers, and Ford Canada didn't seem to use it either. From what I have seen, Ford Canada did change the Rating plate sometime around 1951 just as they did here in the US.