Hello All!!

I have the opportunity to buy a 1966 F100 that the owner has started disassembly for restoration. He has lost interest and wants to get rid of it. I was trying to get the VIN decoded and need some assistance.

F10AK790018
WB…129
COLOR….W
BODY….K81
TRANC…C
AXLE…09
DSO…52


At this point I don’t know what I’ll do with the truck. I currently have a 1966 Mustang restored and a 1978 F150 4x4 as a project truck. The price on the f100 was just too good to pass up. Maybe part it out on ehay???

Thanks in advance!

Carrot66

 

F10 = F100

A = 240 1V

K = Kansas City Assembly Plant

790018 = 1966

129 = 129 Inch Wheelbase

W = Marlin Blue

K = Medium Blue Crush Vinyl / Medium Blue Cody Pattern Woven Plastic

81 = Standard Cab

C = Ford 3 Speed Manual All Syncro

09 = Ford 9 Inch / 3.70-1 / 3300 lb Axle Capacity

52 = Des Moines Iowa Ford District Zone Office (where dealer ordered truck)

 

F10 - F100 series
A - Engine - 6 cyl 240 CID 1V carb (129 HP @ 4000 RPM)
K - Kansas City Assembly Plant
790018 - December '65
WB…129 - Wheel base of 129"
COLOR….W - Medium Blue
BODY….K - Trim scheme - Medium blue crush vinyl and medium blue cody pattern woven plastic
Body 81 - Conventional Cab, Standard trim
TRANC…C - Three speed light duty
AXLE…09 - Ford 9" rear, 3.70 ratio, 3,300 lb capacity
DSO…52 - Des Moines Iowa

 

UH-OH.

Battle of the Books!

One sees the post "I need a VIN Decoded"!!!

Quickly he grabs the CD and excitedly punches the wrong button on the CD drive. Ooops, Barry Manilow starts playing. (Where did that come from?? Oh yeah, the wife was using it for a CD player bacause the stereo is broken. That's right, I promised her a new one.)

Pop out Barry Manilow (buh-bye!) and stick in the MIGHTY CD OF FORD PARTS BOOKS!

Wait for the drive to spin up.

Reply to requestor's post and start entering data known from experience.

Engine - got it.
Year - got it (and the month? - time is running out!)
Trans - Ah, yes! That's standard. No need to look it up.

(How far along is the other guy? Has he seen the post yet? I hope the 3 hours time zone difference isn't a factor!)

The CD interface pops up - GREAT! Now I can double check those obscure trim scheme codes - but the other guy has them too! Gotta hurry!

(Dumb typos. Stupid keyboard. Can't get the caps to WoRk RiGht.)

Down to the Axle code. Yes! Almost there! Was that a 9 or a 19?

DSO - Uh oh, gotta go back to the early part of the book! Where is that page??!! Is the other guy posting yet??!!

DONE!
YES!

WOO-HOO!

ND vs BP!

And THE WINNER IS.......!!!!

Awwwwwww, shucks.

 

Half of what I posted was "off the cuff."

The upholstery, axle code were looked up and the DSO was verified.

No need to remove Barry, cuz Barry ain't here, and I sincerely doubt he ever will be. This is classical music country around here, with 20's jazz, film music, ragtime, zydeco, and Hank and Patsy and other pre 1970 country music artists tossed in for good measure.

 

I also prefer old country, with a solid mix of the Rebelaires and other good Confederate music thrown in!

 

I'm into the '70s to now era of country, although some "older" stuff is okay as well. Love me some George Jones!

 

WOW

That was pretty cool!!

Thanks to all for the info!!

I kind of like TOOL and Paul Gilbert

Carrot

 

Next time you are St Augustine, explain to the nice old lady that runs the local historical museum that their band organ needs a new tune. "Marching Through Georgia" is not a tune a real Southerner would appreciate. I tried, she said..."Oh, it's a favorite here." She must be a transplanted Yankee, cuz that tune celebrates General Sherman's March Through Georgia!


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