joe cowan
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J 223 ci engine for 1964
H-Lorain plant
492456 made in Dec. 1963
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Welcome to FTE
Almost every car and truck made from August of the previous year is the next years model, so this truck (assembled 12/1963) is a 1964.
New vehicle introduction time has been in September since the mid 1950's.
Ford for example, introduces some vehicles earlier, like the 1965 Mustang, introduced 4/23/1964, or the 1969 Econoline, introduced in February 1968.
Despite the intro date, there's no such thing as a 1968 Econoline. Ford called them 1969's.
Almost every car and truck made from August of the previous year is the next years model, so this truck (assembled 12/1963) is a 1964.
New vehicle introduction time has been in September since the mid 1950's.
Ford for example, introduces some vehicles earlier, like the 1965 Mustang, introduced 4/23/1964, or the 1969 Econoline, introduced in February 1968.
Despite the intro date, there's no such thing as a 1968 Econoline. Ford called them 1969's.
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Number Dummy, I found your statement about the '69 Econolines being introduced in Feb of '68 very interesting. My Dad had an Econoline that was titled as a '68. He drove it for 9 years and bought a '77 Econoline to replace it. They were and are great vehicles. I have owned two of them over the years, a '66 and a '67. Both of them were Supervans. Please do not tell my dad that there is no such thing as a '68. Steve
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Number Dummy, I found your statement about the '69 Econolines being introduced in Feb of '68 very interesting. My Dad had an Econoline that was titled as a '68. He drove it for 9 years and bought a '77 Econoline to replace it. They were and are great vehicles. I have owned two of them over the years, a '66 and a '67. Both of them were Supervans. Please do not tell my dad that there is no such thing as a '68. Steve
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