unique '67...I think
Thread Starter
|
New User
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
unique '67...I think
I am the second owner of this '67, acquired in 1988. I've been told by several mechanics and the guys down at the local Ford dealers that this truck configuration is not a production item. It's an F250 3/4 ton, short bed, 2 wheel drive, definitely built that way in San Jose. I have the special order number and parts list. Model # on the VIN plate says F253, but I don't know what that means. The special order sheet also has a box that says total units-0001. Anyway, I have a few questions for all you experts out there.
#1. Anybody ever seen one of these before?
#2. If this is a one-of-a-kind, what does that do for the value, if anything?
#3. How does one go about getting a copy of the original build sheet from Ford?
#4. How do I decode the VIN?
Thanks for any help you can give!
#1. Anybody ever seen one of these before?
#2. If this is a one-of-a-kind, what does that do for the value, if anything?
#3. How does one go about getting a copy of the original build sheet from Ford?
#4. How do I decode the VIN?
Thanks for any help you can give!
New User
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
67...I think
1. No
2. Don't know
3. Don't Know
4. The easiest way is to pick up a shop manual for a '67. But according to my '72 decoder, you have an F250, which is a 3/4 ton, and the third digit (3) stands for it being a flare-side pick up.
There are several bookstores for vintage cars and trucks, where you can obtain a shop manual.
2. Don't know
3. Don't Know
4. The easiest way is to pick up a shop manual for a '67. But according to my '72 decoder, you have an F250, which is a 3/4 ton, and the third digit (3) stands for it being a flare-side pick up.
There are several bookstores for vintage cars and trucks, where you can obtain a shop manual.
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 920
Likes: 0
From: Westminster, Colorado
You can go to FORD's website to request a "build-sheet" for your truck which will give you all the "out of the factory" infor about the truck. Takes about a week or 2 and they mail it to you for free, I think.
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 839
Likes: 0
From: outback
[Model # on the VIN plate says F253, but I don't know what that means. The special order sheet also has a box that says total units-0001. Thanks for any help you can give![/QUOTE]
The F253 is just a reference to the Gross weight.
The F253 is just a reference to the Gross weight.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
elemint is correct, the three refers to gvw...
F25 = 3/4 ton 2wd
3 = 8100 gvw
then comes engine code, probably a "Y" meaning a 352
then "R" if your truck is from San Hose
then the last run of numbers is the consecutive unit number starting with a letter... since your truck is a 67 it probably starts with a "A" "B" or maybe "C"
hope this helps
not to my knowledge there ever was a F253 truck built as a short bed unless it was a crewcab.
your paper that says that it was a special order and only one unit means just that one was ordered in that particular way on that "order". if a big company ordered a fleet of 10 exactly alike it would read 0010... its probably a special order, but that doesnt make it special.
F25 = 3/4 ton 2wd
3 = 8100 gvw
then comes engine code, probably a "Y" meaning a 352
then "R" if your truck is from San Hose
then the last run of numbers is the consecutive unit number starting with a letter... since your truck is a 67 it probably starts with a "A" "B" or maybe "C"
hope this helps
not to my knowledge there ever was a F253 truck built as a short bed unless it was a crewcab.
your paper that says that it was a special order and only one unit means just that one was ordered in that particular way on that "order". if a big company ordered a fleet of 10 exactly alike it would read 0010... its probably a special order, but that doesnt make it special.
Last edited by dots; Feb 7, 2005 at 10:52 AM.
