need help with ser number
Thread Starter
|
Cross-Country
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
From: leduc canada
need help with ser number
It is the vin number off my truck and I wanted to make sure if it was a 63 or a 64.
It has a really weird option group on it.
Where do I find the waranty plate?
It has a really weird option group on it.
Where do I find the waranty plate?
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,613
Likes: 6
From: Coal country
need help with ser number
Your VIN is not a '60s vintage number for F-series trucks.
The warranty plate will be found in one of several places: the drivers door below the door latch, inside the glovebox, or alongside the radiator on the radiator support frame.
The VIN (not the warranty plate info) can also be found stamped onto the frame, on the passenger side, along about where the engine perches sit.
The warranty plate will be found in one of several places: the drivers door below the door latch, inside the glovebox, or alongside the radiator on the radiator support frame.
The VIN (not the warranty plate info) can also be found stamped onto the frame, on the passenger side, along about where the engine perches sit.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 255
Likes: 0
From: Dallas/Fort Worth
need help with ser number
The grill is a '64, but it could have been swapped out when the fender was changed (they would have had to drill extra holes to make a 64 grill fit on a 63 - I have one of each and know for a fact the grills don't mount up the same) The plate 'looks' 66-ish, but Banjopicker is right about the numbers not matching up. Here is decoder site that works well: http://home.earthlink.net/~jcpurut/vin/vin.html Two things come to mind on yours: Where was the plate located - Is it located on a part that could have been swapped from another truck? And since it's a Mercury truck and not a Ford I wonder if the codes are different?
as an afterthought by looking at the one side-shot, the bed appears to be one of the 61-63 miss-matched ones...
I think you have a mystery mutt on your hands!
It should still be a fun toy...
as an afterthought by looking at the one side-shot, the bed appears to be one of the 61-63 miss-matched ones...
I think you have a mystery mutt on your hands!
It should still be a fun toy...
Last edited by johnsalterego; Sep 14, 2003 at 04:46 PM.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,613
Likes: 6
From: Coal country
Trending Topics
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,613
Likes: 6
From: Coal country
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalytic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,447
Likes: 1
From: Littleton, CO
need help with ser number
I believe the VIN plate is correct, however the Mercs have a little different coding system. There was a post a while back on decoding a Merc, check to see what you come up with and I will dust off the memory and see if I can find something.
--Mike
--Mike
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 3,447
Likes: 1
From: Littleton, CO
need help with ser number
Mercury and Canadian... Try this out, maybe someone can shed a brighter light than I.
www.mercurytrucks.com
--Mike
www.mercurytrucks.com
--Mike
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,613
Likes: 6
From: Coal country
need help with ser number
Give this a try: On the frame rail, somewhere about where the engine mount is, you should find the VIN stamped into the top of the rail.
Try cleaning that up with a wire brush, try to find it.
That VIN may be slightly different in style, perhaps without the 1992 for example, and may therefore present a clearer picture of your truck.
If you look at the last 6 digits but ignore the B, you appear have a May '61 truck on your hands - which doesn't make sense.
Sorry I cannot be of any further help, but if you discover the frame VIN, and learn it is in any way different, post back.
Try cleaning that up with a wire brush, try to find it.
That VIN may be slightly different in style, perhaps without the 1992 for example, and may therefore present a clearer picture of your truck.
If you look at the last 6 digits but ignore the B, you appear have a May '61 truck on your hands - which doesn't make sense.
Sorry I cannot be of any further help, but if you discover the frame VIN, and learn it is in any way different, post back.