What year?
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What year?
F10 = F100 2WD Pickup.
H = 351M 2V
U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.
DG7893 = 1979.
Please ask further questions in the 1973/79 F100 and larger series forum, this is the 1961/66 forum.
H = 351M 2V
U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.
DG7893 = 1979.
Please ask further questions in the 1973/79 F100 and larger series forum, this is the 1961/66 forum.
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Thank you for the info but now I am really confused because I know that the truck is not a 79. At least the body isn't. It is either a 62 or 63. If you are correct with the decoding then I'm wondering if it's an early 60's body on 79 frame. How would I find out for sure?
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Thank you for the info but now I am really confused because I know that the truck is not a 79. At least the body isn't. It is either a 62 or 63.
If you are correct
with the decoding* then I'm wondering if it's an early 60's body on 79 frame. How would I find out for sure?
If you are correct
with the decoding* then I'm wondering if it's an early 60's body on 79 frame. How would I find out for sure?1961/66: 6 numbers / 1967/77: 5 numbers preceded by a letter / 1978/80 4 numbers preceded by 2 letters.
*1979 all trucks, Bronco's and Econolines serial number range: DC0,001-FK9,000 (see pic below).
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Iplumber Welcome to 
and the Slicks Forum. 
The Chassis VIN is the Go To VIN if you get in trouble. Door tags were often swapped damaged doors. I just sold a truck that I had bought that didn't match. There is no way of telling what occurred in the last 50 years regarding your truck. From the rear cab mount to the front bumper 65 to 79 chassis and cabs are bolt hole exchange, so a 65 cab & front clip can be bolted directly to the 79 chassis.
Post some photos of the truck and we can see what you see.
John
and the Slicks Forum. The Chassis VIN is the Go To VIN if you get in trouble. Door tags were often swapped damaged doors. I just sold a truck that I had bought that didn't match. There is no way of telling what occurred in the last 50 years regarding your truck. From the rear cab mount to the front bumper 65 to 79 chassis and cabs are bolt hole exchange, so a 65 cab & front clip can be bolted directly to the 79 chassis.
Post some photos of the truck and we can see what you see.
John
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A '62 or '63 should also have a "Warranty Plate" on the inside of the glove compartment door (below is my '61). So you might want to check both the driver's door, as John suggests, and the glove compartment door for additional ID plates.
Regards,
Steve
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Steve
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F10 = F100 2WD Pickup.
H = 351M 2V
U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.
DG7893 = 1979.
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1953/67 F100 front drum brakes: 11" x 2" .. ditto the rear drum brakes: 11" x 1 3/4." Disc brakes were first available in F100 2WD's in 1973.