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Greetings! I'm new to this site, so I'm not sure if this is where I'm supposed to post this... but I need help decoding the VIN on my Ford C-Series Data Plate? Cab
The data plate on the door seems to have been removed and this is all the information I have. I have noticed that "C60" seems to mean it is a C-600 however there are C-700 markers on the doors. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Last edited by FreedomReapr; 11-07-2021 at 07:48 PM.
The warranty tag is not the same format as shown in the MPC copy that I have. But it looks like it is a '57.
C60 = '57/'58 C600, 18,000 lbs GVWR
L = '57/'58 272 2V MD Y-block gas V8
7 = 1957
U = Louisville Assembly Plant
18389 = Serial number
18000 = 18,000 lbs GVWR
135 = 135 inch wheelbase
153 4100 = 153 HP @ 4100 RPM (also shown under the engine code in the MPC)
4SPD = 4 speed transmission, probably a Warner T98.
6.33-.8.81 = Two speed axle ratios HD? "Heavy Duty"?
T might be the paint code, but I don't have those codes.
The rest I do not know and again, it's not in the format shown in the MPC.
As to the lack of a warranty plate on the door and the C700 badges--your doors were change. Not unusual for a truck this age. The doors are the same for all C series cabs, at least within a given production year, and probably throughout the entire production time.
The warranty tag is not the same format as shown in the MPC copy that I have. But it looks like it is a '57.
C60 = '57/'58 C600, 18,000 lbs GVWR
L = '57/'58 272 2V MD Y-block gas V8
7 = 1957
U = Louisville Assembly Plant
18389 = Serial number
18000 = 18,000 lbs GVWR
135 = 135 inch wheelbase
153 4100 = 153 HP @ 4100 RPM (also shown under the engine code in the MPC)
4SPD = 4 speed transmission, probably a Warner T98.
6.33-.8.81 = Two speed axle ratios HD? "Heavy Duty"?
T might be the paint code, but I don't have those codes.
The rest I do not know and again, it's not in the format shown in the MPC.
As to the lack of a warranty plate on the door and the C700 badges--your doors were change. Not unusual for a truck this age. The doors are the same for all C series cabs, at least within a given production year, and probably throughout the entire production time.
Thank you for the information! I tried looking all over the web to find more about my truck but I came up empty handed. The gentleman who sold it to me believed it to be a 1968 due to the door insignias/mirrors combination, however, I knew it had to be older with the Y-Block as the power plant. According to the odometer, it only has 10k miles on it which could be original since the original FoMoCo coil and plug wires are still intact? I know this is the first time this truck has left its home on a PA farm since 1982.
11-07-2021, 05:15 PM
