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Old Sep 6, 2025 | 02:45 PM
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Another project

Been done with the C 600 for a couple years, the owner called recently and asked if i was ready for another one, turns out to be an F 600, one owner, hauled produce for the farm with it for several years, couple years ago a gent down the street bought it for the sheet metal to rebuild a pile of junk that had been wrecked a few years ago, after looking it over he thought it was too nice to cut up so here we are, another project for the C600 owner, I didn't take a picture of the vin but wrote it down, if you could decode it please.

SE:F60R6R-22388
GVW 17000
WB: 172
HP: 149 @ 3600
color: R Red

Production code: 9A773
It was ordered by the owner, it came with a radio, the round one, speakers still between the visors, a Watson 3 spd aux trans and a Sun tach, set up to pull a trailer with vacume brakes and the hand valve is still on the steering colume, the previous owner was told it was ordered with a 312, that would have been a pretty special order as that was a car motor at the time, but I don't know what it is, 292 or 272, picture of both.
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Old Sep 6, 2025 | 03:33 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2025 | 04:03 PM
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Not a problem, I appreciate it.
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F60R6R-22388

F60 = F600 conventional

R = 272 4V Heavy Duty Ford Y-block. ("All y-blocks become 312s......' at some point.)

6 = Model year 1956

R = San Jose Assembly Plant

22388 = Consecutive unit number

172 = 172 inch wheelbase

149 3600 = 149 Certified Net HP @ 3600 RPM

R = Torch Red

The F series looks like it might have widowmaker wheels. The COE clearly has the split locking ring wheel at LF.

I doubt the factory would have done a 312 even by special order. The HD Y-block is made for the heavier loads of a truck with the sodium cooled valves and I'm not sure what else.

A dealer? Anyone could have swapped one in, but chances are it was the 272 and it may well be a 272 to this day.


 
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Old Sep 7, 2025 | 09:11 AM
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Thank you.
All Y blocks are 312's, just like small block Chevys they are all Corvette motors, I was pretty sure it was a 272, the only way to tell is mic the crank.
The 4V would tell em it ha s a4 barrel carb doesn't it, this has a Holley 2 barrel.
The front wheels are the 9.22-5 tubeless with one as a spare in the rack, the others are widow makers and one lock ring, I have 3 more 9.22-5's to make them all tubeless and use the lock ring for a spare.
The cab forward has all lock ring wheels on it now it did have the R 5 widow makers when we got it.
I most likely won't start on this truck till Dec or Jan when I do I'll post pictures and or questions.

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