will someone please decode this for me please.

F10YD803722
129 JN F100 E81 G17
D5000 172 4000 61

thank you jeff

 

F100 - half ton
Y - 352 V8
D - Dallas assembly plant
803722 - built january 1966

129" wheelbase
J - Rangoon Red exterior
E,N - Red vinyl interior/woven plastic
F100 - 5000# gvw
81 - conventional cab
G - C4 automatic
17 - Ford 9" 3.25 ratio

D - Dallas
5000 - gvw
172 HP @ 4000 rpm
61 - Direct special order code for Dallas, Texas

 

Huh? Wouldn't that be an extremely rare combination?

 

Seems like it to me too, but that's what this book says. I'm always open to correcting printing errors............

This was taken from Cars & Parts Magazine's Ford Truck ID Numbers, 1946-1972

 

The C4 did not come behind the FE engine. I believe the G code is the Cruise-O-Matic.
--Mike

 

The above book shows the Cruise 0 Matic as G code for '65, but 66 and 67 show only the C4 as available automatic and coded G as well. Curious.....

I defer to your expertise, as I'm a rank amateur with the Slicks. I have a 62 uni with a 223 and 3 spd so I'm learning. Thanks for the corrections.

 

Nothing curious about it.

"Who goofed, I've got to know!" -Howard Cosell

In this case, Cars & Parts did.

G = MX Cruise-O-Matic ~ 1965/67 F100/350 ~ 352 V8 / 1965/67 F350's with a 240 or 300 I-6.

6 = C4 1965/67 F100/250 ~ 240/300 I-6

The number 6 was mis-identified as a G. And as y'all can plainly see, there were other mistakes pertaining to the G code as well.

Info source: 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog / General Information Section / Main Transmission Codes / Page 76

 

it seems the page is acting up today as I broke it down but for some reason it didnt post....ughhh...



- cs65

 

I made a correction above...darn typo.

Did'ja notice this is the same VIN you decoded elsewhere?

The thread had to do with transmissions.

 

lol...maybe thats what I am thinking of as i see the vin in my notes...lol

Thanks Bill


- cs65

btw, thanks for the clarification on the C4/CM useage and all

 

The color codes listed are JN, the N may be incorrect, it could be an M = Wimbledon White.

The N code could refer to Platinum, a color used on 1965/66 T-Birds.

Ford would paint trucks in colors specified for cars if the customer requested it. So, the N code may be correct after all.

The N paint code doesn't belong under the Body Code, which is E81. And there's an omission there, too.

E81: E = Red Interior / 81 = 81B Custom Cab

When a letter is the first digit of the Body Code, it means that the cab style is a Custom Cab (81B).

When a number is the first digit of the Body Code, it means that the cab style is a Standard Cab (81A).

DSO can refer to two different things = the 2 digit District Sales Office code or the 6 digit Domestic Special Order code.

In this case: 61 = Dallas TX Ford District Sales Office ~ Where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.


JMO...I wouldn't suggest anyone buying that Cars & Parts Ford ID book anytime soon. It's rife with errors!

For prolly the same price you can get a faaar better reference.

From hipoparts.com = the 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog on a CD.

The BEST reference guide you can buy when owning these old rolling piles of misery!

The exploded views of parts illustrations alone are worth the price, plus you get all the parts numbers, and can decode every 1964/72 truck VIN in the US.

 

Thanks Bill...........So much for corrections - looks like I'd have to rewrite the whole section of the book!

I've noted a few other errors in that publication, but most of my research has been in the 48-52 area.

Thanks too for the tip on reference books - I'll check out hipoparts.com.

 

my truck is red and white, exterior. looks original. red vinyl interior.
the sterring colum used to house a shifter in it. it has been removed.
a 4 sp manual tranny(on the floor) is in it now. you can see where it was cut out and installed. the engine is a 352 fe. what i want to know is did it come with the c4 tranny? i read all the comments and thank you for translating the door code.
your translation says g17 = ( g= c4 tranny) (17= ford 9" 3.25 ratio).
i guess what i learned is i need to put either a c.o.m or c6 tranny in it
if i want a automatic tranny?

 

so g=mx c.o.m, 6=c4. im so confused. is the c.o.m an automatic tranny.
it looks like the original was a 3 speed manual on the colum. i guess this is the 3sd mx c.o.m. both c4 and c6 are automatic trannys right? jeff

 

G = MX Cruise-O-Matic 1961/67 F100/350 / G = C6 1968/79.

C4's WERE NOT used with the 352 (or 360/390) engine.

Matic is short for automatic.

First auto trans: Hydra-Matic / First car/year that used Hydra-Matic = 1940 Oldsmobile.

If your truck has a G trans code, it WAS a 3 speed Cruise-O-Matic automatic transmission, not a 3 speed manual.