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The 1970-72 trucks had the rear reflector lights on them from the factory, a previous owner may have replaced the bed from a 1967-69 truck or even replaced the bed corners. I have seen some bump replacement parts for the earlier trucks on e-bay in the past, so maybe this was used to replace the part where the reflector light was originally. I believe the rear side reflector light was a gov't requirement for the 1970-72 trucks. This truck does not have the original step bumper, and doesn't appear to have any reflectors on the back below the tail-lights, so maybe it is a 1967 bed.
Can you tell what month it was built, by decoding the VIN? Or maybe by '70 the trucks were getting the certification label (or whatever the proper term is) that show the month the truck was built.
With new paint though, they often get removed or simply painted over.
Just wondering if it happened to be an extremely early '70 that got an old bed snuck on to it. Would not have passed muster even at the factory I don't think, since as mentioned it was a gov't mandate for that year. But hey, we've seen stranger things happen...
As for the rear marker lights. Do they illuminate or merely there for reflecting?
Fully illuminated. Earlier models got reflectors only, but the 70 and newer standard was to be lighted.
September 1970 was certainly slightly early, as a typical changeover date happens in August. Not always, and not etched in stone. But most common.
I guess the point is moot anyway, since a 70 model would’ve had the lights too.
and I was not thinking clearly with my previous answer. You said it was 71 Truck, but I was presuming 70.
It depends. 71 production started July, 1970 and ended August, 1971. My own 76 F-260 CC was produced September, 1976, with new 77's starting in October, 1976 and the start of the low-boy F-260's.
We saw a late changeover in the Broncos as well. Quite a few '76's have been documented as having been produced into September and October. Wonder if it was a Ford-wide thing, or just the truck line?
Lots of changes between '76 and '77 (think gas doors and no more in-cab tanks and such), so maybe that delayed things a couple of months beyond the normal time.
We've found a fun discrepancy between '72 and '73 model years with the Broncos. There were some '73's being produced as early as August, but some '72's produced as late as November. With some backwards running VIN chicanery going on.
The P's ('72) came back in September and ran through November, while the "Q's" ('73) were running in August, then took a small break, then came back in November. If I remember my listing correctly.
We're keeping track of them over on another site, and it's fun to see who got what and when.
Quite a few notable changes to the Broncos between the two model years.
We saw a late changeover in the Broncos as well. Quite a few '76's have been documented as having been produced into September and October. Wonder if it was a Ford-wide thing, or just the truck line?
Lots of changes between '76 and '77 (think gas doors and no more in-cab tanks and such), so maybe that delayed things a couple of months beyond the normal time.
We've found a fun discrepancy between '72 and '73 model years with the Broncos. There were some '73's being produced as early as August, but some '72's produced as late as November. With some backwards running VIN chicanery going on.
The P's ('72) came back in September and ran through November, while the "Q's" ('73) were running in August, then took a small break, then came back in November. If I remember my listing correctly.
We're keeping track of them over on another site, and it's fun to see who got what and when.
Quite a few notable changes to the Broncos between the two model years.
Paul
That's interesting. How many plants were Bronco's made at? Was it a plant thing or all over? It makes me wonder if there was some model year regulation change and Ford wasn't able to procure the necessary parts for the new regs, so they kept making the old model until such time they could fulfill the requirements rather than shut down the line.
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