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Old Feb 21, 2017 | 07:09 PM
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Hello, I'm usually on the 73-79 dent forum. While I was buying parts for my 73 F250 build I came across what I thought was a good deal and bout what I was told was a 68 Ranger, it has the tool box on the pass side and was a complete truck with title. The cab (roof and hood) where terrible. Everything else was in pretty good shape. Anyway $600 had it delivered to my house. The VIN on the title is:
F10 Y N D 14228

Door Tag reads:
131 B M F100 5 81 G 08
0500 172 3800 24

I understand (I think) the vin: F100 / 360FE / Norfolk, VA / April build.

I have no idea what the rest is other then the wheel base 131.

Can someone help me with this? My bill of sale says Ranger and it does have the grill but i don't think it really is. Truck came with a second grill in the bed.

That truck has sat in one of the Harbor Freight car ports for over a year. This weekend I found an add on CL for a 69/70 (guy wasn't sure) F100 Cab in excellent condition. I went over and sure enough it was perfect and came with boxes and boxes of pieces. This cab came with doors, all trim and all interior etc... all in great shape. The guy just dropped it off to my house missing a box of stuff and without the title... Now, the guy let me go to his house to look at the cab and was a very up and up guy... I do think I'll get both. The glove box says explorer and thats really all I know.

F103 BH (i think 1 but it might be something else) 12959

131 J F103 1 4 C
04500 148 4000 22

Obviously I'm excited to find out that one of these is the missing unicorn F100 that there was only one made and everyone is looking for it. I'm getting ready to get the vin's tatted on my neck so everyone knows I have the missing link to fords dominance over chubby.. just let me know which one......

Kidding aside, can you help me out and let me know what I got in my Harbor Freight Pop-Up

Thanks in advance
 
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Old Feb 21, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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F10YND14228

F10 = F100 2WD pickup
Y = 360 V8, 2-barrel
N = Assembly plant - Norfolk, VA
D14228 = Consecutive Unit Number.. April 1968

The remainder of the warranty plate can be decoded using the link below.

Technical Articles Index - FORDification.com

or more specifically, this one: Decoding Your 1968 Ford Truck VIN - FORDification.com

On the second truck, the "I" could be n "J" which makes it a '70.

A '70 would have a different gravel shield (below the grill and behind the bumper) than a 69. Does it fit neatly around the turn signals? You can also check the side marker lights and tail lights for a 69 or 70 model year cast into the lense. They could have been replaced but what do most of them say? Time to be sleuthy!!!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Riskit
Hello, I'm usually on the 73-79 dent forum. While I was buying parts for my 73 F250 build I came across what I thought was a good deal and bout what I was told was a 68 Ranger.

It has the toolbox on the pass side and was a complete truck with title. The cab (roof and hood) where terrible. Everything else was in pretty good shape. Anyway $600 had it delivered to my house.

F10YND14228 / WB: 131 / COLOR: BM / MODEL: F100 / BODY: 5 81 / TRANS: G / AXLE: 08 / MAX GVW LBS: 05000 / CERT NET HP: 172 / RPM: 3800 / DSO: 24
This is not a Custom Cab or a Ranger, as the BODY code is wrong for both.

5 81: 5 = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Ladder Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.

Custom Cab & Ranger would be body style 81B, first digit would be a letter (there are several different letters w/a red seat).

The 4th (3) & 5th (B) digits of the second VIN are incorrect.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 03:58 PM
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Thank you both... maybe I'm reading the tags wrong




This is from the 68 F100 I originally bought



This is from the new cab I just had delivered and I don't even know what year its from.. The glove box has a explorer tag on it thats all i know and the front window has trim over the rubber
 
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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Riskit
Thank you both... maybe I'm reading the tags wrong.

This is from the new cab I just had delivered...
F10 = F100 2WD

B = 300 1V I-6.

E = Mahwah NJ Assembly Plant.

H12929 = 1970.

131" Wheelbase.

J = Grabber Blue (1970 F100/250 Explorer only).

F103 = F100 2WD .. 4,500 lbs. GVWR

1 4: 1 = Medium Blue Vinyl & Medium Blue Body Cloth (Explorer) / 4 = Styleside Pickup.

C = Ford type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.

08 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

4,500 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

148 net HP @ 4,000 RPM

22 = Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2017 | 05:09 PM
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You are da man!!! Thank you very much.
 
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