Vin decoder
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Laughing Gas
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Vin decoder
I've never gotten around to researching my VIN and I can't seem to find any place on the interweb to just punch in the VIN # and get the results. Did a search on FTE, and just came up with folks getting their answer from Numberdummy. I found a site for my 69 Tbird, and also late model trucks, but not my 62. F10CR242843 is my VIN, but I was kind of hoping for the source. That way I could just enter any future searches myself.
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C = 292 2V
R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant.
242843 = 1962, assembled December 1961.
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Thanks Bill. Boy, the old VIN #s don't tell you a whole lot of info. Modern tags have body color, axle ratio, tranny, etc., or am I wrong about that.
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Look on the inside of the glove box door for the Warranty Plate and post all the codes from it.
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F = Baffin Blue.
F100 2WD .. 5,000 lbs. GVWR
A = Ford 3 Speed Manual Transmission.
11 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.70-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 LBS. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. 135 net HP @ 3,800 RPM
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Interesting that the eng, tranny and diff weren't all together. I knew the truck was originally for out your way, but I thought it was more northwestern, like maybe Oregon. Maybe it was built in California and shipped to a dealer to the north.
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1956 thru 1979: Most trucks sold new in AZ/CA/NV/OR/WA were assembled in San Jose.
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Yes, I got that, but I was surprised that it was built there, rather than Oregon. I think it was rescued from Oregon, but maybe I'm confusing it with my old 65.
Where were the truck assembly plants located on the west coast?
No idea how it made its way to Ohio.
Where were the truck assembly plants located on the west coast?
No idea how it made its way to Ohio.
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Richmond plant extant, restored and rented out for mixed usage. Long Beach plant located on Terminal Island, it was built on pilings which began to sink.
The only thing remaining of the Long Beach plant is Henry Ford Avenue. San Jose plant now a shopping mall.
At one time there was a Model T assembly plant located in downtown Los Angeles. It's still there today, but hasn't assembled anything since 1927.
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Since I have your attention for the moment. I had a friend ask me about the shocks on my 69 Thunderbird. They have a coil spring around the shock, and I assumed they were factory installed, since I bought the car 24 years ago with only 24k miles. Is there any documentation on what type of shocks might have come on the car? If they have already been changed once, I guess it is pointless to try and keep those as original. ��
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Since I have your attention for the moment. I had a friend ask me about the shocks on my 69 Thunderbird. They have a coil spring around the shock, and I assumed they were factory installed, since I bought the car 24 years ago with only 24k miles. Is there any documentation on what type of shocks might have come on the car? If they have already been changed once, I guess it is pointless to try and keep those as original. ��
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