These are the best I can do since this is a DSO (Dealer Special Order) the Diesel my be the special order. as may have been the paint.

1516035L-178479F

First line

1 = Engine Mercury V8
51 = Body code, Tilt Cab
60 = Series Code, F/M 600
35 = Wheelbase code, This is a misstamp as 35= 135" , It should be 53 as that equals 153"
L = Drive Code, left hand drive.
178,479 = Consecutive Serial Number, 144,000 thru 192,999 = 1964
F = Gross Vehicle Weight Code, 19,501 to 26,000 lbs

02 = Trim Code , Red Vinyl

29 = Paint Code (no listing must be special order)

7.17/997.1 = Rear axle ratio 7.17 The rest i think is a mis stamp and it should it should be 9.77 Indicating a split axle with a low ratio of 9.77:1

Second line
M-C600 = Series Code, Mercury C600
153 = Wheelbase in Inches, 153" wheelbase.
22,000= GVW in LBS, 22,000 LBS Gross Vehicle Weight.

Third Line

36600RHT = Engine Code (sorry no information)
5H/D2653 = Transmission Code, 5 speed Heavy Duty, Clark Model 2653V Gear ratios 7.08, 4.08, 2.23, 1.46, 1.00
DSO = Dealer Special Order (sorry no information)


4517075L-151306F

First line

4 = Engine ,Ford V8
51 = Body code, Tilt Cab
70 = Series Code, F/M 700
75 = Wheelbase code, 175" wheelbase
L = Drive Code, left hand drive.
151306 = Consecutive Serial Number, 144,000 thru 192,999 = 1964
F = Gross Vehicle Weight Code, 19,501 to 26,000 lbs

12 = Trim Code , Grey Vinyl

YY = Paint Code, single colour Phoenician Yellow

7.17/997.1 = Rear axle ratio 7.17:1 Rear axle ratio The rest i think is a mis stamp and it should it should be 9.77 Indicating a split axle with a low ratio of 9.77:1

Second line
F-C&00 = Series Code, Ford C600
175 = Wheelbase in Inches, 175" wheelbase.
24,000= GVW in LBS, 24,000 LBS Gross Vehicle Weight.

Third Line

QTT = Engine Code (sorry no information)
5H/D = Transmission Code, 5 speed Heavy Duty
DSO = Dealer Special Order N/A

C70EU897495

First Line

C70 = Series , C700
E = Engine code Sorry no info
U = Assembly Plant Code , Louisville
897495 = Consecutive serial number, 886000 THRU 899999 July 1966

Second Line

153 = Wheelbase in Inches, 153" wheelbase
8 = Colour Code , Yellow ? (sorry best I can do)
C700 = Model Code, C700
A91 = Body Code , ? ( I assume tilt cab.)
? (ILLEGIBLE) = Trans Code
? (ILLEGIBLE) = Axle Code


Third Line

24,000 = GVW in LBS, 24,000 LBS
182 = Net HP , 182HP
3800 = Net HP at what RPM, Self explanatory
? (ILLEGIBLE) =DSO


Hope this helps some. Maybe others will be able to fill in the blanks.
And really you should start your own topic in the slick forum.(61-66 trucks)

 

Thanks for the update. Great information ! I wonder whether the 1st digit on the merc is a misstamp should be a 5 for mercury 6. The bucket seats look factory stock. The hump between the seats is raised quite a bit for the tall diesel so couldn't use a bench seat. Looking from under the cab the
hump looks stock too with insulation forming around it. The engine appears to be the stock 330 cid Ford Dagenham diesel. And then there are the Mercury diesel door emblems.......

 

Oh I'm sure the Diesel is a factory install i would not worry about that. It is listed as being offered so I would not worry about that.

 

C70 = C700 Tilt Cab (gas).

E = 361 2V FT engine.

U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.

897495 = 1966.

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Hello! I came across this Forum doing some research on a truck we found on a local farm. I know it's a mid-70's F-700, but was hoping someone could decode this VIN and tell us what exactly we have here. Any help would be really appreciated.

 

Please ask further questions in the LARGE TRUCK forum, most members of this forum (1957/60) have pickups, plus your truck is a 1976.

F70 = F700 (gas).

E = 361 2V or 4V FT engine.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

B10488 = 1976.

194" Wheelbase.

J3: J = Rangoon Red // 3 = Tan.

F703 = F700 (gas), 23,000 lbs. GVWR

4A8: 4A = Black Heavy Duty Vinyl - Full Width Seat / 8 = 81A Standard Cab.

M = Clark model 285V 5 Speed Direct

E2M:

E2 = Eaton model 16244 Two Speed Rear Axle / 6.17/8.58 / 17,500 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

M = Ford 7,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle with Power Steering.

23,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

41 = Chicago IL Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

 

Hello All, I'm a newbie here on this forum, who was reading through and watching NumberDummie decode vin after vin like a machine...

My son and I recently picked up a 1965 F-100 which was transplanted onto what we were told was a 1988 Bronco Frame... We are in the beginning of a frame off restoration, and I went to order bushings/bodymounts/tierods/ball joints/etc... and wanted to double check that it was in fact an 88. I looked on the frame which we had sandblasted for the VIN. It was between two stars, and I am relatively sure it said...

P14BRQ3038 The Q may be a zero, or O, not positive...

Any chance anyone could help me out before we order all new components?

Thanks,
Matt

If this is a bum vin number, I think there may be one more vin on a front cross member that is covered in grease still that I could check out (haven't sandblasted up past the back half yet...)