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Mar 7, 2016 | 07:06 PM

ssandirene

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Please help decode my vin plate

I picked up our 65 f100 in New Mexico last year.
It has a 352-4 speed transmission.
It's orange/red
The plate reads
F10DR709117
115 J F100 581 N 07
5000 172 4000 75
Thanks for any help you can give us

Mar 7, 2016 | 07:15 PM

markeyd

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F10DR709117 =

F10 = F-100

D = 352cid 8 cyl 2BC carb

R = San Jose, CA assembly plant

709117 = consecutive unit number Jul 1965

Mar 7, 2016 | 08:06 PM

markeyd

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1966 Ford Body Plate Data

Mar 7, 2016 | 08:43 PM

NumberDummy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ssandirene

I picked up our 65 F100 in New Mexico last year. It has a 352-4 speed transmission, it's orange/red.

The plate reads: F10DR709117 // 115 J F100 581 N 07 5000 172 4000 75

F10 = F100 2WD

D = 352 2V

R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant.

709117 = 1965, Assembled July 1965.

115" Wheelbase.

J = Rangoon Red.

F100 2WD, 5,000 lbs. GVWR

581: 5 = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Wicker Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

N = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.

07 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.25-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

172 net HP @ 4,000 RPM

75 = Salt Lake City UT Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.