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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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Hi everyone.
I am new to your club and I ahve owned fords before but had never joined.
However today I am in need of help finding out the year of a truck that I plan to purchase. I have the vin # but do not know where to look to decode it.
Please help.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by crossy53
Hi everyone.
I am new to your club and I ahve owned fords before but had never joined.
However today I am in need of help finding out the year of a truck that I plan to purchase. I have the vin # but do not know where to look to decode it.
Please help.
Welcome to FTE

FTE has VIN decoders on site, or you can post it here, and one of us can decode it for you. Decoder: Go to forums, scroll down and find the one that relates to your truck.

 

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Old Jul 26, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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I cannot find my vin imfo anywhere, so could you help me with it?
It is BD83H49-21854 and this is a Canadian truck.
Model # BD83
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Not too sure about the older numbering system. I know that--for 1991, anyway--Canadian trucks with the 17-character system have a 2 instead of a 1 as the first character in the VIN. Sorry I can't be of more help.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by crossy53
I cannot find my vin imfo anywhere, so could you help me with it?
It is BD83H49-21854 and this is a Canadian truck.
Model # BD83
Your profile says 1992 F150, but the VIN you posted is from a much earlier truck from at least 1963 or before. I have the 1953 and 1964/65 refs. After 1965, the VIN info is the same as US vehicles. So, exactly what year is it?

From the 1953 Mercury Truck Parts Catalog: 83 is prolly the body code for a Flareside pickup, and H is the code for the Windsor, Ontario Assembly Plant. 21854 is the numerical sequence of assembly. That's all I could find.
 

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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 06:05 AM
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The truck with this serial # BD83H49-21854 is the one that I plan to purchase if I can find out exactly what type and year it is. 1946-1953.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by crossy53
The truck with this serial # BD83H49-21854 is the one that I plan to purchase if I can find out exactly what type and year it is. 1946-1953.
Suggestion: Look through the FTE member galleries. You have the following choices for "what year does it resemble?" 1942-47; 1948-50; 1951-52; 1953-56.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by crossy53
The truck with this serial # BD83H49-21854 is the one that I plan to purchase if I can find out exactly what type and year it is. 1946-1953.
If I understand your post correctly, the truck in question was built between 1946 and 1953. That covers three different styles of truck. I think NumberDummy is right on target with the suggestion to peruse the members' galleries.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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I could look at the front sheet metal and identify the truck if the front sheet metal was with the vehicle. That is why I am trying to decode serial #.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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I could look at the front sheet metal and identify the truck if the front sheet metal was with the vehicle. That is why I am trying to decode serial #.
The dashboards are different between the same models I posted earlier. Somewhere on the net, is a Mercury truck vin decoder. Several ppl have posted refs to it here on FTE in the past. I'll see if I can find the ref, and bump it...
 

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