I found a 64 f-100 with a 352 auto that is straigt,from my understanding 64,65,66 beds are the same is this correct it has lots of good parts what do you think?

 

Check the front axle. If it is Twin I-beam with coil front springs, it is a '65 or later.
If it is a single axle, with leaf springs, it is a '64 or earlier.

DANGER Will Robinson!

If it is a '64, it does NOT have a 352, unless someone has done major modifications.
Most of the '64 parts will NOT interchange with the '65 and later trucks. Very little is the same.
Steering, cab, brakes, driveline, suspension, drivetrain, transmission, will NOT interchange.
Doors and front clip will. Some inner trim will. So will the rear axle and rear brakes.

I do not know about the beds, though.

Now, it could be a mis-titled '65 sold in late '64 - or the opsposite as well, a '64 sold as leftovers in early '65. Double check the suspension to be sure.

 

64, 65, 66 beds should all be the same. 352 wasn't offered in 64, but title year and model year aren't always the same. they started selling 65s in like October of 64, and some states titled trucks in the year they were bought. if it is a Twin Ibeam, its a 65 model. if not, then someone has done an engine swap. that may not be a problem, as many kits are out there for doing this swap, and an FE is a great engine for a Slick.

64 or 65, if its got good parts and the price is right, jump on it.

 

regardless of the running gear what Im after is the bed and if 64,65,66 are the same I,m in business does anyone live in oregon I'm on the coast

 

Yes the bed will fit I have a '64 on my '66 so you should not have any problems there. is a step side or fleet side that you found?

 

its a stlye side long bed with a v8 that runs and drives for $500

 

Sounds like a good deal!!

 

I may have mentioned this before.
I know Big 66 & many others here know it, Fleetside is a Chevrolet name just as Stepside is.

With FoMoCo we call 'em Styleside or Flareside. There are 2 styleside beds that relate to our trucks. One runs from 1957 thru 1963, & although Ford calls it Styleside, Ford hobbyists have been calling them "Slabside". The other one, to fit a 66, will be the 64 thru 66 Styleside bed, as y'all have already determined. It's a bolt up deal BTW.

As to production year, the last 64 production unit ended within serial number 580000. Any F series FoMoCo with #580000 or less has to be 64 or earlier.

Conversely any F Series with serial # 580001 or greater is a 65 0r later. The last 65 production unit will be serial #732000 or less. 1st 66 will be serial #732001 or greater. Last 66 will be serial #913999 or less.

#580000 & #580001 both occurred in August of 1964

#732000 & #732001 both occurred in August of 1965. Serial #913999 ocurred in August of 1966.

By serial number is meant last six digits in sequential order of the vehicle production and identification sequence. Here's how it works for '64-65-66 F10YC 579999 = '64, F10YC 580001 = '65, F10YC 732001 = '66.

Going by a Data Plate on a vehicle door is only reliable if you know for sure the door is an original door with an original Data Plate still on it. The best way to determine the true serial number ID is the stamped numbers on the top flange of the RH/ Front frame horn forward of the axle on 61-64 or forward of the front engine "X-"member on 65-66.
FBp

 

I am not in OR but I am a stones throw away near Portland. I have a 66 LWB box in decent shape I will part with. They really are getting hard to find that are not rusted out in front.

 

FBp, how do you know all this stuff? You're like a living encyclopedia of Ford truck data.

 

How much you want for your 66

 

Bro, That is a non technical question that you use the email feature for?

thanks

John

 

Magee. . . .
Thanx for the flowers, BUT I really do not deserve them myself.

I worked in FoMoCo dealerships out of High School from Lot Boy ["go-for"] up
thru service Depts all the way to Service Mgr. However, in truth, I'm not as informed as it may seem.

I learned there are resources with which to research anything I needed to know. I also learned to prepare myself for what I had to deal with by using the resources. That way I was correct & could document it with a resource.

So in truth, I don't really know as much as it may seem, BUT I do know how to look things up as well as where to find Information I need to be sure about whatever it is I need or want to know, say, or do. In effect FTE is a resource
for many many people who frequent it seeking info & answers.

I quit work in Automotive field in 1970s, out of disgust, when most Detroit Iron turned into junk. I tried all sorts of occupations, half were boring many others pointless and unrewarding. Eventually I entered teaching so I would be
able to help as many others as possible improve our world in some worthwhile way. I wound up teaching at the college level. I find being helpful to others both rewarding and a way to pay back what my mentors have given me.

When teaching this is the point I stressed to all my students; We do not need to learn & know everything, but we do need to know how & where to find whatever we might need to know!

The obvious effect is one has a lot of info & seems super smart, but reality of it all is, by leaving all those facts in their sources, one can keep ones' mind clear & open to deal with realities of life instead of having a file cabinet full of info for a brain. . . . IOW, I'm just smart enough to know I'm not very smart.

In case in point, I used the serial number charts to look up the sequential
[serial sequence & break point of ] numbers by month & year. They define what was built when. . . .

FBp

 

LOL When I was a kid my mom would make me look everything up in the encyclopedias. Now we have this wonderful library called the internet to find just about any information we need.