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Old Jun 5, 2016 | 10:41 PM
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Found this truck forsale owner is claiming its a mercury but the warrenty tag has ford stamped all over it. Can anyone decode this.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2016 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 64highboy
Found this truck forsale owner is claiming its a mercury but the warrenty tag has ford stamped all over it. Can anyone decode this.
Decoding: F10YCD01161

1-3 Series F10 F100 2WD pickup
4 Engine Y V8 360-2v
5 Plant C Oakville ON Truck
6-8 Mod Yr/Mfg Date D01 1976 (Mfg Aug 1976)
6-11 Sequential Serial # D01161 D01161

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Originally Posted by orich
Decoding: F10YCD01161

1-3 Series F10 F100 2WD (F10 does not decode to pickup until 1973).
4 Engine Y V8 360-2v
5 Plant C Oakville ON Truck
6-8 Mod Yr/Mfg Date D01 March 1968.
6-11 Sequential Serial # D01161
This is a 1968 (assembled March 1968), it's not a 1976.

Notice the 131" wheelbase stamped on the Warranty Plate. If this was a 1976, the wheelbase would be 133."

This truck was assembled in Oakville Ontario Canada, but according to the DSO code of 448874 it was ordered from the Twin Cities MN Ford District Sales Office.

Mercury trucks were only sold new in Canada, and AFAIK, 1968 Merc's were assembled in late 1967, but not in 1968.

The reason there were 1946/68 Mercury trucks: Tariff's existed between the US/Canada, when they were abolished in 1967, Mercury trucks were cancelled.
 
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Yeah I notice that 76 date #s but that was on the web site I got it from.
Oh well this is why your needed here Bill to keep everyone straight.
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