My 1965 F100 step side has a dataplate that has me wondring. It shows a "D" code for the engine and it does have a 352 four barrel motor. However the plate says the max horsepower is "172 at 4000" instead of the normal 205 at 4400 or whatever it is. Was there some other 352 made that year that was rated lower?
Also it looks like the truck was modified when it was new in a couple of repsects. Each wheel arch has a reinforcing piece of flat steel bar bolted to the inside lip of the fender. They were very careful in the placement and all for fenders are the same. The bolts have smooth rounded heads on the outside of the fender with nuts on the inside.
The inner walls of the short bed are completely lined with what appear to be oak planks on the sides and the front. Special bolts were used with large flat heads on the inside of the bed so they would sit flush with the wood strips. Even the tailgate is covered with the planks. It looks like they put the bolts in the same spots where the rivets would normally go.
The truck also had bed rails made out of pretty stout tubing about 1.25 inches in diameter. It has a big brush guard up front and a very nice wrap around bumper on the rear made of heavy diamond plate and curved tubing that fits very neatly up against the sides of the body behind the wheel wells.
I assume the truck was some kind of service truck, but thought I would ask if anyone had run across this before.
Thanks
Chris