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Good day everyone, I’m new to the forum and have been doing my best to sort out navigation of the site. I have recently inherited a 66 m100 twin I beam. I have been doing some research and it is in fact made in Oakville Ontario although the tag is showing that it is f100, from what I understand in 66 they basically just quit giving a hoot about mercury and started labelling them as ford. Any how if anyone has and information on decoding this warranty plate, that would be fantastic. I have some pictures of the retrieval, I was sad to find out someone has smashed a window and stolen the motor out of the truck. It is a 3 on the tree. Not sure what way to go with the restoration of this now. Coyote on a crown Vic frame? 7.3L Godzilla? Was definitely defeating seeing the original motor was ripped out. The truck ran and drove to the spot I’m pulling it of about 15 years ago. It does seem as if the truck has been painted Robin egg blue if my deciphering of the warranty tag paint code is correct. Any and all information is greatly appreciated! Thanks all. Can anyone tell me anything about this unit just by glimpsing a few pictures? I will be looking at the warranty tag on the door when I get home, now that I’ve done some reading on these units This has been sitting here close to 15 years. Was originally an R.M. Truck here in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada. It was parked here at the time, but thief’s have since had their way with the motor and smashed passenger window Has a red ford steering wheel, safe to assume that was replaced at some point in its life? Also a red drivers door armrest. Does not appear that this option was added for a passenger arm rest. I actually love the offset of the blue and white interior with the bright red wheel and armrest. Being a ford guy my whole life I know how hard the tailgates are to come by so I was very happy that was still there as well as the front windshield is perfect!! Here is a couple views of the warranty tag now. From the bit of information I’ve read in the thread I’m thinking the Robin egg blue was painted at a later date than factory original. What does this tag tell you decoders? This one is just for fun. My current truck doing what it does best… hauling dodges haha.
Nreimer: Hello and welcome from next door in ALBERTA!!
The link below will help you decode your Warranty Plate, and make sure you compare the Vin on Warranty Plate against the Vin on your chassis!
(it's not uncommon for a door to get replaced, but the original warranty almost never gets transferred to the donor door)
Greetings Neighbor!
This is excellent! Thanks so much for the information. Definitely nice learning more about it, I’m fairly certain the truck WAS all original other than the paint job and maybe some interior parts.
R.M. Stands for rural municipality. So basically like a county in some places. The R.M. Workers are responsible for grading grid roads, fixing signs, draining water and general up keep of the rural municipality. Basically the lowest form of government jurisdiction
Greetings Neighbor!
This is excellent! Thanks so much for the information. Definitely nice learning more about it, I’m fairly certain the truck WAS all original other than the paint job and maybe some interior parts.
R.M. Stands for rural municipality. So basically like a county in some places. The R.M. Workers are responsible for grading grid roads, fixing signs, draining water and general up keep of the rural municipality. Basically the lowest form of government jurisdiction
I figured it was something along those lines, but thanks for clarifying that for me!
Appears to be fairly solid truck, what part of Saskatchewan are you in? I know there's some pretty nice dry tin in the S.E. , and I've even seen some nice stuff much further north, but the further north you go, seems less the chance of it being rust free gets......
805212 = 1966 numerical series, January 1966 production
129 = 129 inch wheelbase
M = White
F100 = F100 4x2, 5,000 lbs GVWR, "exc. state of Pa." (common note in this era, must have been differences in the PA motor vehicle standards for brakes or something....)
581
5 = Red vinyl
81 = conventional cab (no note on Custom Cab vs. Regular)
C = Ford 3 speed light duty manual transmission ("303" or "3.03" designated all synchro 3 speed)
09 = Ford rear axle, 3,300 lbs capacity, 3.70 ratio. (This would be an open diff, the Ford 9 inch. Limited slips were Dana 44s)
No front axle code = standard axle without power steering
05000 = 5,000 lbs GVWR
129 4000 = 129 certified net HP @ 4000 RPM
A48072
A4 = Ford of Canada, Midwestern district sales office (Lincoln-Mercury)
8072 = Special Order Number
Last edited by 85e150; Sep 26, 2023 at 05:15 PM.
Reason: Add LM reference to DSO per post 6 and MPC
I figured it was something along those lines, but thanks for clarifying that for me!
Appears to be fairly solid truck, what part of Saskatchewan are you in? I know there's some pretty nice dry tin in the S.E. , and I've even seen some nice stuff much further north, but the further north you go, seems less the chance of it being rust free gets......
Cheers!
James
I am from south east Sask, there are a lot of great shape old vehicles found in barns around the province for sure. This one was located in central Saskatchewan so it does have some bush growing around it. Will be going into cold storage down here now and to slowly start picking away and building it into the dream machine it deserves to be!
805212 = 1966 numerical series, January 1966 production
129 = 129 inch wheelbase
M = White
F100 = F100 4x2, 5,000 lbs GVWR, "exc. state of Pa." (common note in this era, must have been differences in the PA motor vehicle standards for brakes or something....)
581
5 = Red vinyl
81 = conventional cab (no note on Custom Cab vs. Regular)
C = Ford 3 speed light duty manual transmission ("303" or "3.03" designated all synchro 3 speed)
09 = Ford rear axle, 3,300 lbs capacity, 3.70 ratio. (This would be an open diff, the Ford 9 inch. Limited slips were Dana 44s)
No front axle code = standard axle without power steering
05000 = 5,000 lbs GVWR
129 4000 = 129 certified net HP @ 4000 RPM
A48072
A4 = Ford of Canada, Midwestern district sales office
8072 = Special Order Number
This is fantastic! Thanks so much for taking the time to go through this. It is much appreciated!
I figured it was a ford 9” by looking at it but I’m still new to the deciphering of these codes and it’s great to know for certain. Thanks again!
Shame that truck is so far north. I'm in the deep south with mine and they would show nicely together. My opinion, keep the drivetrain as is. I'd trade my 4speed and my left turn signal for a 3 speed. My first Ford was a 3 speed on the floor with a 12 inch clutch.
Shame that truck is so far north. I'm in the deep south with mine and they would show nicely together. My opinion, keep the drivetrain as is. I'd trade my 4speed and my left turn signal for a 3 speed. My first Ford was a 3 speed on the floor with a 12 inch clutch.
"As Is" ? there's currently no engine in it, as OP mentioned, someone stole the engine and broke some glass some time ago while it was stored in the field.......
Chad: I blew that pic WAY up, and it still looks like an M to me !
Plus, the inside of the cab, and the inside of the box are both WHITE........
No doubt the inside of cab and box are white. And I only said it looks like an N to me. We need a better picture! Here's one of my own trucks showing the M and to me it looks different than what is in the picture from @Nreimer but cameras can do strange things at times.
On the paint code, I thought it was "N" also. But the copy of the '66 shop manual does not show "N" as an option, and the MPC pages show "N" for '69, '70 & '71 in Beige, Green & Platinum... So I looked at it again. The Crossover downward slash on an "N" extends to the bottom of the right leg. The crossover in the pic clearly does not. The upward part is fuzzy leading to the "N" look.
