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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jul 25, 2007 at 03:51 PM.
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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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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
It is BD83H49-21854 and this is a Canadian truck.
Model # BD83
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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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.
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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.
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Originally Posted by crossy53
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 #.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jul 27, 2007 at 03:36 PM.
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