Cab Serial Number?
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5th Wheeling
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From: Coeur D'Alene
Cab Serial Number?
Greetings everyone,
Have started my resto and in the process of pulling out my seat, cleaning up floor, etc I came across a stamped code in center of cab floor directly behind the back of tranny cover. It reads: 8 25 A
Looked through the threads and cant seem to find any info or similar posts...
Any ideas/decoding here?
Regards, Mike
Have started my resto and in the process of pulling out my seat, cleaning up floor, etc I came across a stamped code in center of cab floor directly behind the back of tranny cover. It reads: 8 25 A
Looked through the threads and cant seem to find any info or similar posts...
Any ideas/decoding here?
Regards, Mike
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Yes, that would be August 25th - Assumably the A is Chicago, Illinois metal stamping plant. They apparently did not run more than one shift at that plant at that time.
Go here and scroll to the bottom of the page. Mustang guys (and Shelby's) are very aware of this detail. General Motors body parts like for my 1971 Trans Am have basically the same info stamped into them, too.
Ford Date Decoding id
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Go here and scroll to the bottom of the page. Mustang guys (and Shelby's) are very aware of this detail. General Motors body parts like for my 1971 Trans Am have basically the same info stamped into them, too.
Ford Date Decoding id
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5th Wheeling
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TA455-
Thanks for that info neighbor!
Need to hop over hill to visit/view your rides!
I'm always amazed and humbled by all the help and knowledge from you...(like taking the time to find and load a link for me and others to go directly to... to learn/gain knowledge from) and the others on this site who all do the same...Very Cool!
I've got along ways to go on my truck but knowing I have this type of help and comradrie here on this site makes it all worth it.
Feel fortunate to have the truck as well as all of you guys out there in the ether!
Regards, Mike
Thanks for that info neighbor!
Need to hop over hill to visit/view your rides!
I'm always amazed and humbled by all the help and knowledge from you...(like taking the time to find and load a link for me and others to go directly to... to learn/gain knowledge from) and the others on this site who all do the same...Very Cool!
I've got along ways to go on my truck but knowing I have this type of help and comradrie here on this site makes it all worth it.
Feel fortunate to have the truck as well as all of you guys out there in the ether!
Regards, Mike
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I think the information is referring to sheet metal stamping plants, not assembly plants, in this case.
For example, my 2WD has "D" stamped as the last character on nearly every piece of sheetmetal so far, but it was built in San Jose, CA. (R)
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For example, my 2WD has "D" stamped as the last character on nearly every piece of sheetmetal so far, but it was built in San Jose, CA. (R)
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I give up. What is Monroe, MI noted for? Must be something to do with the Civil War....
Ah, I got it - General George A. Custer and his wife called it home. I know you are a Custer historian.
Loving his wife's middle name - Bacon....
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Ah, I got it - General George A. Custer and his wife called it home. I know you are a Custer historian.
Loving his wife's middle name - Bacon....
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Her wealthy father disapproved of the marriage initially, because Custer lived on the 'wrong side of tracks.'
But he relented after Custer scored a great victory at Gettysburg.
Custer was born in OH, grew up in Monroe.
General was a brevet (battlefield) commission, he reverted to Lt. Colonel after the Civil War, but was called General out of respect by most of his peers.
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When I was speaking with one of the Crow docents, she said that one time she heard chairs being moved around in the basement of the visitors center. When she looked, no one was there.
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Yet another reason I so enjoy this site! You guys talking about history is cool.
I too have visited many Civil War and Revolutionary War sites/areas. Been to Little BigHorn as well. I got the chills while standing atop a ridge in Gettysburg, so know the feeling...NumberDummy, every time I am underneath my truck bed working, and see the wood blocks I chuckle as I learned that those blocks of wood came from Henrys own forest reserve/stock...Or, because it was assembled in San Jose, and was not in fact a flare side...could these blocks be from a different mill? Deep thoughts...Love the regular info on these trucks as well as the esoteric info that goes along with it all...Keep it up, keeps it interesting and fun!
I too have visited many Civil War and Revolutionary War sites/areas. Been to Little BigHorn as well. I got the chills while standing atop a ridge in Gettysburg, so know the feeling...NumberDummy, every time I am underneath my truck bed working, and see the wood blocks I chuckle as I learned that those blocks of wood came from Henrys own forest reserve/stock...Or, because it was assembled in San Jose, and was not in fact a flare side...could these blocks be from a different mill? Deep thoughts...Love the regular info on these trucks as well as the esoteric info that goes along with it all...Keep it up, keeps it interesting and fun!
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Yet another reason I so enjoy this site! You guys talking about history is cool.
I too have visited many Civil War and Revolutionary War sites/areas. Been to Little BigHorn as well. I got the chills while standing atop a ridge in Gettysburg, so know the feeling...NumberDummy, every time I am underneath my truck bed working, and see the wood blocks I chuckle as I learned that those blocks of wood came from Henrys own forest reserve/stock...Or, because it was assembled in San Jose, and was not in fact a flare side...could these blocks be from a different mill? Deep thoughts...Love the regular info on these trucks as well as the esoteric info that goes along with it all...Keep it up, keeps it interesting and fun!
I too have visited many Civil War and Revolutionary War sites/areas. Been to Little BigHorn as well. I got the chills while standing atop a ridge in Gettysburg, so know the feeling...NumberDummy, every time I am underneath my truck bed working, and see the wood blocks I chuckle as I learned that those blocks of wood came from Henrys own forest reserve/stock...Or, because it was assembled in San Jose, and was not in fact a flare side...could these blocks be from a different mill? Deep thoughts...Love the regular info on these trucks as well as the esoteric info that goes along with it all...Keep it up, keeps it interesting and fun!
The wood has been used in pickup beds, and a lot of other uses for decades.
Wood also produced charcoal briquettes, were sold by Ford dealers in a gunny sack. Ford later sold the biz to Kings and you can buy it today under the Kingsford brand.
I've been to several CW battle sites including Gettysburg, also been to Andersonville GA .. where the dreaded Confederate prison was located.
Plus, I've been to London, Paris, Berlin and other German battle sites and to Pearl Harbor several times.
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Another museum to visit if one is in the area, the Rock Island (ILL) Arsenal. They had quite a collection of Little Big Horn rifles captured from the Indians on display, a legacy of the congressional hearings after the battle.
The blue bellies had single shot rifles, the Indians had quite a few Spencer carbines and Henry repeaters. Oops. The badlands of ND,SD,WY,MT, etc is really something, the whole West is just amazing and never get tired of it. Those boys really got around back then.
The blue bellies had single shot rifles, the Indians had quite a few Spencer carbines and Henry repeaters. Oops. The badlands of ND,SD,WY,MT, etc is really something, the whole West is just amazing and never get tired of it. Those boys really got around back then.