VIN Decode help please
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Originally Posted by bucks69
I found a Ranchero and picked it up and need help with the decode please.
VIN is
0A47C142146
Any help would be appreciated and if you need any more numbers let me know please
VIN is
0A47C142146
Any help would be appreciated and if you need any more numbers let me know please
0 = 1970
A = Atlanta Assembly Plant
47 = Body Style 66B Ranchero 500
C = 429 4V Cobra Jet
142146 = Numerical Sequence of Assembly-Atlanta Plant
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Originally Posted by bucks69
thanks man I was hoping it was a matching deal. I couldnt believe it when I popped the hood...
That's one rare bird, and it was rare when new.
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even better it fired up!!!! How many that year, any idea?
I knew something was up when it had a weird looking horizontal tach, that was the first sign then the cobra emblem on the glove box and it kept getting better...lol
I knew something was up when it had a weird looking horizontal tach, that was the first sign then the cobra emblem on the glove box and it kept getting better...lol
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Originally Posted by bucks69
even better it fired up!!!! How many that year, any idea?
I knew something was up when it had a weird looking horizontal tach, that was the first sign then the cobra emblem on the glove box and it kept getting better...lol
I knew something was up when it had a weird looking horizontal tach, that was the first sign then the cobra emblem on the glove box and it kept getting better...lol
Last edited by NumberDummy; Oct 14, 2007 at 11:56 PM.
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
There's a fellow in the Phoenix AZ area that may have the production figures. I don't recall his name but I believe it begins with an M. He's into HiPo Fords and advertises in Hemmings Motor News (hemmings.com). There's a fee for a copy of the build sheet if he has the info. He bought all the data from FoMoCo, so it's the real McCoy.
http://martiauto.com
The November issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines just did a great article on a '71 Ranchero Squire 429CJ.
