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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:48 PM
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66 f600 vin

Could someone decode this vin for me? n61cua1510
 
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Could someone decode this vin for me? N61CUA1510 missing a number, VIN is 1 letter, 5 numbers 1967/77.
N61 = N600.

C = 330 2V Medium Duty FT engine.

U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.

A1510 = 1967, what month determined by A & 5 numbers.
 
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This is the plate, I was told it was a 66, the guy may be wrong. Could you interpret the other rows too please?
 
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This is the truck
 
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This is the plate, I was told it was a 66, the guy is wrong. Could you interpret the other rows too please?
1961/66: Serial number (last 6 digits of the VIN) composed of 6 numbers.

Beginning in 1967 and then thru 1977, the first digit of the VIN is a letter followed by 5 numbers.

This is an N series, not an F series (see pic below).

A61510 = 1967, assembled December 1966.

Warranty Plate:

163" Wheelbase.

COLOR code: Blank / Truck painted a non standard color per original purchasers order, making it a Domestic Special Order.

MODEL N610 = N600, 21,000 lbs. GVWR

BODY 481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Bar Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

TRANS A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

AXLE F8C:

F8 = Eaton model 13802 Two Speed Rear Axle / 6.33/8.81 / 15,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

C = Ford-Rockwell (Timken) 6,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle.

21,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

164 net HP @ 3,800 RPM

165834:

16 = Philadelphia PA Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

5834 = Domestic Special Order number. Truck special ordered by original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

Pic: 2nd entry = Column left: F Series / Column right: N Series.
 
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