Need some help deciphering a Marti report
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Need some help deciphering a Marti report
First off, forgive my ignorance. I got my Marti report back for my 77 F150 today, and there was something on it that was surprising to me. Apparently, I have 1 of 108 that had the paint/trim codes produced that year. To me, that seems like it might be significant, but I would like to hear from those that actually know better than me. Did I stumble across something? Or is it really nothing. Thanks for any help you all are able to offer.
Your vehicle was one of:
11,117 With this Paint Code
108 With these Paint/Trim Codes
29,283 With these Engine/Transmission Codes
3,663 Ordered from this DSO
10,220 With Ranger XLT Package
For the 1977 F-150 4x4 Regular Pickup Truck
Your vehicle was one of:
11,117 With this Paint Code
108 With these Paint/Trim Codes
29,283 With these Engine/Transmission Codes
3,663 Ordered from this DSO
10,220 With Ranger XLT Package
For the 1977 F-150 4x4 Regular Pickup Truck
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I laughed harder than i should at the nihilistic bluntness of this post.
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Would love to know the paint codes on this.......I knew a guy in 78 or 79 that ordered a SWB 4x4 Lariat that was light yellow and dark blue.......have never seen another like it and I've been Dent spotting since they were new........had blue in the middle of the racetrack and top of cab.........interior was yellow with blue door panels and Lariat stripes on the seat.........any one ever seen one like this??? We all thought he was nuts for actually ordering one in those colors but.......like I said, I have never seen another........last I knew (4 or 5 years ago) he still had it......I saw him driving it one day.............
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It's not the paint (COLOR) codes that are rare, it's the combination of the paint and trim (BODY) codes.
Marti Report says 11,117 with this paint (COLOR) code, 108 with this paint & trim (BODY) codes.
So, what are the COLOR & BODY codes stamped on the Warranty Plate?
V = Silver Metallic.
If the truck was originally tu-toned, there will be 2 COLOR codes stamped on the Warranty Plate.
Most trucks with Race Track mouldings were tu-toned.
Marti Report says 11,117 with this paint (COLOR) code, 108 with this paint & trim (BODY) codes.
So, what are the COLOR & BODY codes stamped on the Warranty Plate?
Originally Posted by cinderblock
COLOR (paint) code is V
If the truck was originally tu-toned, there will be 2 COLOR codes stamped on the Warranty Plate.
Most trucks with Race Track mouldings were tu-toned.
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Not looking for either. Simply trying to understand the relevance of the data that I received. Being relatively new to these things, it seemed that if only 108 were made with that combo for the whole year, that seemed like a pretty low number. How many others have potentially survived thru the years?
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Thanks for the info, that is something I had not come across yet. It only has the one paint code V. So, someone apparently added the blue at some point.
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Post a pic of the Warranty Plate.
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F14 = F150 4WD Pickup.
S = 400 2V
N = Norfolk VA Assembly Plant.
Y52788 = 1977.
117" Wheelbase.
V = Silver Metallic.
F140 = F150 4WD Pickup .. 6,050 lbs. GVWR
LB4: LB = Blue all Vinyl (Ranger XLT) / 4 = Styleside Pickup.
G = C6.
H2J: H2 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / Limited Slip / 3,750 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity // J = Power Steering.
6,050 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
1977.
22 = Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
S = 400 2V
N = Norfolk VA Assembly Plant.
Y52788 = 1977.
117" Wheelbase.
V = Silver Metallic.
F140 = F150 4WD Pickup .. 6,050 lbs. GVWR
LB4: LB = Blue all Vinyl (Ranger XLT) / 4 = Styleside Pickup.
G = C6.
H2J: H2 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / Limited Slip / 3,750 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity // J = Power Steering.
6,050 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
1977.
22 = Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
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Not looking for either. Simply trying to understand the relevance of the data that I received. Being relatively new to these things, it seemed that if only 108 were made with that combo for the whole year, that seemed like a pretty low number. How many others have potentially survived thru the years?