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In pic 2 the square corner tag was glued to owner card. If warrenty work was needed it was laid in machine like what was used back in early credit card days and applyed to work order . It looks like Ray Losh special ordered it but looks as if all spaces are filled .
Unfortunately can't help with the build sheet codes, they usually tell the assembly line worker what capacity springs to put in the front and rear suspension, speedo gears, driveshaft, wheels etc. Good eye fivestarmmd! Yes, there is a DSO # stamped in the data plate, but, as usual, what was special ordered always seems to be a mystery. Originally, Ford placed an envelope in the glove box listing what that special item was.
833683 = 1966 numerical series, March 1966 production
129 = 129 inch wheelbase
H = Light Beige (Per shop manual, MPC lists other colors but not specific to '66)
F100 = F100 4x2 except State of PA.
M81
M = Beige woven plastic and beige vinyl with foam cushion
81 = pickup, but I can't determine much else such as regular or Custom Cab
A = New Process model 435 four speed transmission
17 = Ford (9 inch) rear axle, 3,300 lbs capacity, 3.25 ratio (Open diff, as the Dana 44 was the limited slip IIRC)
No front axle code, so standard Ford axle.
5000 = 5,000 lbs GVWR
172 4000 = 172 Certified Net HP @ 4,000 RPM
548317
54 = Omaha District Sales Office
8317 = Special Order Number, see above regarding the "no info" sittuation...
Well, that all checks out! The truck is still in this exact configuration with about 48,000 original miles. Perhaps the "special order" refers to the Camper Special option?
Also wondering about the "Goodrich Tires All Purpose Rear" at the bottom of the build sheet. Wonder if they put different brand front/rear tires on. Two of my original lock ring wheels still have BF Goodrich tires still on them!
So what is the small, shiny metal tag that's not attached to the card?
Also, it appears that all the info above is just from the door tag. Do the build sheet codes give any more detail? Can anyone help me decipher those codes?
Sort of funny - our trucks have the same DSO number 8317 - only possible if they had been built in different factories than each other, which is the case here. Coincidence.
Camper Special was a Regular Production Order (RPO) item even in 1964 - a year some people say they didn't make any. So that wouldn't have been a special order item. I'd suspect the tires were the special order item since I've seen similar. Here's my build sheet for one of my 4x4 trucks along with pics of one of the tires which is a GoodYear Hi-Miler (HM) Xtra-Grip - second set of tires at the bottom of the build sheet. Nothing else that I can figure was special ordered. Your truck was built on March 14, 1966. The ROT or Rotation number in the upper left corner is blurred but that number was typically written on various parts of the vehicle. In my case it is a 0152 for this vehicle. That's how they tracked the vehicle during the factory build.
152 on firewall
Top of gas tank
Rear of bed underneath a factory reflector
There were others like top of dash bezel but I'd have to dig for the pictures.
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