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F10 = F100 2WD
D = 352 2V
R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant
639412 = 1965
WM: W = Medium Blue / M = Wimbledon White
B81: B = Medium Blue Crush Vinyl & Medium Blue Ladder Pattern Woven Plastic / 81 = 81B Custom Cab
G = MX Cruise-O-Matic
07 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.25-1 / non Limited Slip / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity
F10 = F100 2WD
D = 352 2V
R = San Jose CA Assembly Plant
639412 = 1965
WM: W = Medium Blue / M = Wimbledon White
B81: B = Medium Blue Crush Vinyl & Medium Blue Ladder Pattern Woven Plastic / 81 = 81B Custom Cab
G = MX Cruise-O-Matic
07 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.25-1 / non Limited Slip / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity
Ford Parts Specialist
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From: Simi Valley, CA
Ppl swapped doors due to accidents, and forgot to swap the VIN plate over.
It's not a Ranger by that B81 Body Code. The Body Code is the only way to ID whether it's a Ranger or not.
1965: The only Ranger Body Codes were: F81 (Red) / G81 (Black) / H81 (Palomino)
There were no blue bucket seats available in 1965 or 1966.
If the VIN on the Warranty Plate matches the VIN on the registration...it's not a real Ranger = it's a FAKE!
The bucket seats used on 1965/66 Rangers are identical to 1965/66 Mustang bucket seats.
These seats have a hockey stick shaped anodized aluminum moulding that covers the hinge...if it's not there, the seats are wrong.
IMO = It's been made up to fool the unwary. Most ppl are KLEWLESS about the Ranger only Body Codes.
The Ranger front fender nameplates have been reproduced...so that part is EZ to fake.
Drill a few holes on the floor pan (Ford punched them out), stick in some bucket seats and a center console (same as 1964/65 Falcon Sprint), drape a vinyl cover over the gas tank: VOILA! = it'a a Ranger.
