hey numberdummy can you tell me all the perticulars on my vin number for me that would be great Thanks

Vin:F10YN776046

Also the truck was repainted by the previous owner about 6 years ago and unfortunatley the goof ball who repainted it did away with the tags and stickers on the doors so Is there any where else under the hood I might be able to find out more info about my truck. Thanks for any help you can give me

 

goofball is a under statement;
to the best of my references here's the basic vin data; not having the remainder codes is challenging to determine true body code & interior / exterior paint etc.
F10 = F100 2wd
Y= 66 352 V-8
N= Norfolk assembly paint
776046= assembly date for Nov 65

welcome to FTE.

Mitch

 

Look at the bottom of the passenger side of the front seat, this is where Ford inserted the original build sheet. The remains may still be there.

The trans is easy to figure out. If an automatic, the 6 cylinder uses a C4, a V8 uses MX Cruisomatic. Two 3 speed manuals were offered, one is the Ford type 3.03 all syncro, the other is 3 speed Warner O/D. Two 4 speeds were offered. Easy way to tell which one it is: look at the cup that retains the shift lever to the tower, one screws off/on (Warner), the other has a twist off cap held to the tower by two pins (New Process 435).

There were three rear axles available for these trucks: Spicer (Dana) 44 & Spicer (Dana) 60; Ford 9 inch. The first two have an inspection cover on the back, the 9 inch doesn't. All originally had axle ID code tags on them. The Dana's are either bolted to the cover, or are bolted to the left axle tube on a 2" metal tag. The 9's tag is at 5 oclock as you face the carrier. Many A/T trucks in 1966 with 9 inchers have 3.25-1 ratios.

Look under or behind the seat for the original color..post what it is...I'll try and figure out what it was, and give you the code. Three different patterns of seat upholstery were available in four colors. Once you find out what the exterior color was, that'll help nail down the color of the seats, and maybe the pattern (unless the truck was white originally).

 

Thanks for the info guys I should have told ya'll that it is a 3 speed on the tree I will have to go and look at the rear axel to see what it is. The paint is 2 tone the cab above the window is white on top and across the back window the rest of the truck is kind of like a greenish blue color if that helps I will send you pics when I can to show you. The color actually matches pretty close to the original color of the truck. The original color might be just a little bit greener though. Just out of curiosity is there anything that is more rare on these trucks that I might could look for that would make it worth more money as far as rear end engine stuff and things like that. This truck is fantastic I am the second owner when I bought it this guy I bought it from his dad bought it new in Dec. of 65 I still have the original bill of sale and everything. The original owners manual the truck itself only has 128,000 miles on it everything about this truck is all original and it's been in the south carolina all it's life. So no rust really just a couple of spots here and there. They original owners kept in a garage or covered or something I think Thanks again for any help.

 

a good place also to look for original paint colors is behind door weatherstrip...it being tutone the split would be under the moldings on the side...as for the split area on a non side trim truck...I dont think tutone was offered w/o the trim...was it...I am pretty sure ND will know...he's a wealth of info...also, wouldnt the sales invoice mention the colors by name and so on...most older sales papers Ive seen have it on there somewhere.



- cs65

 

I don't know about that I know that my truck I don't believe ever had side trim on it so if they don't come 2 tone with out it than this has been done after the fact and this is not the original pain scheme then. I sure hope not cause it's beutiful to me and I couldn't imagine it any other way. Plus I am wanting it be as original as possible also. One thing I have noticed though looking at other peoples Pics is that most 2 tones I have seen is like on the hood and down the side of the bed. Mine however is just on the top half of the cab the rest of the truck is the main color. For instance there is a truck I saw today that is the exact same colors as mine but his white was on the hood and down the side of the cab and bed. The roof and lower portion of the cab and bed were the blue that mine is. That's leading to believe that mine is not supposed to be this way originally. Thanks for the info though. I would really like to know about this too.

 

The OP posted pics in his gallery = Caribbean Turquoise / Wimbledon White

Correct 1965/66 Tu-Tone paint scheme: Upper body is white / roof and lower body below mouldings (some didn't use the moldiings) is the contrasting color (the reverse is true for 1967/72). The side moldings were an option on Custom Cabs, they didn't come with the package.

The OP's trucks paint scheme is incorrect....but...the original owner may have ordered it that way. Ford, THEN, would do all sorts of things to please a customer. Now, it's a different story...

The OP's truck has the extra cost deluxe instrument cluster and factory installed windshield washers. I see a missing horn ring. The same horn ring was used 1965/69, and on 1963 Falcons.

 

Thanks for the clarification

- cs65

 

I went and looked at the pics...Bill, wouldnt the upper dash color which appears to be tan be a strong possibility as to the original color...seems that Ford for whatever reason painted the dash top the primary color. But Ive seen it done other ways too, it just appears in the pics the top of the dash is the Bengal Tan..


- cs65

 

I believe his Warranty (VIN) Plate is missing from the door...he p/m'd me and asked if I could ID the colors. The dash looks off white (at least to my 63 yr old peepers). If the dash is tan, that Caribbean Turquoise exterior color is incorrect. So is the interior selection I gave him based on that green exterior.

But...his truck is a Custom Cab, and '66 CC's came with padded dashes with the thin chrome moldings at the bottom (shorty left, long right side) covering up the seam...the padded dash isn't there anymore, but the moldings are. Those moldings were only installed if the truck had a padded dash.

I asked him to look under the seat, because the original exterior color will be evident. It's prolly white...but who knows.

 

The trans is easy to figure out. If an automatic, the 6 cylinder uses a C4, a V8 uses MX Cruisomatic. Two 3 speed manuals were offered, one is the Ford type 3.03 all syncro, the other is 3 speed Warner O/D. Two 4 speeds were offered. Easy way to tell which one it is: look at the cup that retains the shift lever to the tower, one screws off/on (Warner), the other has a twist off cap held to the tower by two pins (New Process 435).

Bill

I sold a 66 F250 long bed to Bill in Delaware before i left. It had a 240 with a HD Water cooled Cruzo in stead of the C4, first one i ever ran into. was a DSO special order from ford of canada and had a metallic olive green factory paint. I have the tag info somewhere at home and will PM it to you.

Garbz

 

DSO = A Domestic Special Order changes everything. There could be a DSO for a special axle ratio, a change in color to what a passenger car used (there was no extra charge), 16" rims, a PTO, special body...the list is endless. Ford still uses the DSO system today.

 

I ran across a truck at the boneyard today that intrigued me.
VIN was F26CR460768.
While looking at it, I figured it was somewhere between a 64-67 due to the dash ***** that resemble my 66 Bronco. I know F26 is the code for 3/4 ton 4x4, and the front axle was still present. I suppose it was sporting the B/W tranny that was mentioned earlier because it did not appear to be an NP435, and it had an 8 bolt pattern on the output shaft housing.
What type of transfer case would this thing have had? I know it was divorced. Also, the engine had the driver's side exaust manifold exiting forward of the block, and apparently tying into the passenger manifold before continuing to the rear.

 

F26= F250 4WD / C = 292 2V / R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant / 460768 = 1964.

Spicer: 300205 Transfer Case.

There's no rear axle code of F26...what there is...is F for the trans code: Warner T98 & 26 for Spicer 60 / 4.88-1

Y blocks have a cross over pipe in front of the engine. I guarantee once you've laid your arm on that crossover pipe, you'll never forget it. OUCH!

 

yea my dash is the same white as the outside cab. I believe that it too was padded as bill mentioned above I think that when the truck was re-painted who ever did it sprayed the inside as well. In the process of doing so the dash pad must have been bad and was removed and they painted the whole dash the white color instead of replacing the dash pad. I can understand why I looked at the prices on the internet and man they are pricey. They did leave the chrome trim also so that statement is true as well I will try to post better pics. These were taken with a camera phone I couldn't find my real camera at the time. My bed inside has been sprayed with a bed liner but on the sides of the bed near the top you can tell that where the liner has flaked off a bit that it was white behind it which is what lead me to believe that the original paint scheme was not followed when it was repainted and that it originally was white down the top half of the bed and the hood too. Thanks for all your help guys and also is there a website out there that I can order a complete wire harness kit for my truck Thanks again