Deluxe or not?
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Deluxe or not?
HI Guys,
I'm new to the F100 world, but have always loved the fat fender Fords. This is also my first post on the forum, so I'm a newbie in both senses of the word. I just purchased a 53' F100, well half of it anyway. The rest will be paid for when I pick it up, the end of this month. My questions: Is there a way to tell if it was originally a Deluxe model? I found pictures of the different badges on the side of the hood and I know about the teeth on the grille. From the looks of things the truck did have the deluxe badges but I'm sure the hood and grille have been replaced. Were there any other options or indicators on the Deluxe model?
I tried doing a search with a vin decoder through the following sites.
http://www.f100central.com/1953-Ford-Truck.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/vin-decoder/index.php?a=decode
Although they were both very useful, I'm still unclear if it was originally a deluxe or not.
I'm kicking my self for not taking more pictures. But this was with my phone as I was leaving.
I'm new to the F100 world, but have always loved the fat fender Fords. This is also my first post on the forum, so I'm a newbie in both senses of the word. I just purchased a 53' F100, well half of it anyway. The rest will be paid for when I pick it up, the end of this month. My questions: Is there a way to tell if it was originally a Deluxe model? I found pictures of the different badges on the side of the hood and I know about the teeth on the grille. From the looks of things the truck did have the deluxe badges but I'm sure the hood and grille have been replaced. Were there any other options or indicators on the Deluxe model?
I tried doing a search with a vin decoder through the following sites.
http://www.f100central.com/1953-Ford-Truck.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/vin-decoder/index.php?a=decode
Although they were both very useful, I'm still unclear if it was originally a deluxe or not.
I'm kicking my self for not taking more pictures. But this was with my phone as I was leaving.
