My door Id plate is missing.

1.) Can you buy a blank ID plate?

2.) Using the VIN can ford provide me with a new "build sheet"?

 

I think Marti Autoworks in Arizona can help you. 623 935-2558 or www.tags@martiauto.com. This might be old contact information; I hope it works.

 

Sweet, thought I was barking up a dead tree
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Nope, this tree is very alive. I just confirmed with them. Check out their website; you can order online:
Marti Auto Works
www.martiauto.com
12007 W. Peoria Ave.
El Mirage, AZ 85335
(623)935-2558

 

They only go back to 67 or 68...I was seeking build sheet for my 65 too...no dice...


- cs65

 

I think it's their records that don't go back before 1967...but you can order a door tag (as long as you know what numbers you want on it). On their website, you enter the year and model of your vehicle and then a menu pops up with what your ordering options are.

 

Door tag?

It's called the Warranty Plate.

Be aware there are several different types depending on the year of the truck.

1963 is one style, 1964/65 is another. 1966 is different again.

At one time NATIONWIDE, and today in some states, it is ILLEGAL to install one of these replacement plates!

Why, because thieves can steal your truck, then get a new plate, add info...and another VIN...that's why.

Ford at one time did supply new plates, but to get one involved the local polizei, DMV and a co-operative Ford Dealer to order it.

I say co-operative because the BS we had to go thru to get a replacement....was a time consuming royal PITA!

 

Hey ND is there an archive that one can dig into to find out more about the manufacture of their vehicle?
I know my dad was able to find the date, time, and equipment that was on his IH cub Low-Boy new in 1956, as well as the original dealer and purchaser of said tractor.

 

That depends on what year the vehicle is.

What the heck is a Cornbinder Cub Low-Boy?

Hmmm...a Tractor.

Don't ask me anything inre to tractors, as I know about as much about them as a mule knows about tap dancing!

 

A IH Cub Low-Boy is the smallest tractor sold by International Harvester in the 50s-70s.
My trucks year is a 64 and it was assembled at St Paul.

 

I don't believe that there's any place that has info for a 1964 inre to who bought it new, what dealer first sold it, build sheet info, etc.

Marti Auto in AZ (now martiauto.com) bought all the old records Ford had left in the late 1980's when Ford was gonna toss them all away, but AFAIK, Marti has nothing prior to 1967.

 

There is one slim chance...if you get ahold of your states title services and inquire about your rigs initial title application you might strike gold...If your truck wasnt sold new in that state you could still get the initial title app. for when it was brought into the state.
How do I know this ?? I just got my trucks initial app from the state it was sold new in ...small $$$ and answered the in service date and dealer info...





The other way of guesstimating when your truck was built is by looking at various components...many have date stamps either in the steel or ID tags or ink stamps...

speedo cluster has ink stamp as do radios sometimes
sheet metal parts have codes stamped in them...fenders for example have 2 Ive found...on the flat area thats just inside the hood area rearward of the 2nd fender apron/core support/fender bolt.
The 2nd location is in the rear vertical support.
They typically cant be read w/o disassembly and even then unless undercoated and stamped well it can be a guessing game.
Engines originally have metal tags on them from 1964 forward.
NP trans, for example, have a big aluminum tag affixed to the PTO cover on the RH side of the trans which has all of the trans specific info...including the date in which it was built...Im sure there are other parts/components with codes and dates but most are usually buried under dirt,grease and rust depending on how the truck was assembled...undercoated for example...



- cs65

 

How long can parts be laying in parts bins at Ford Motor Company before they are installed on the assembly line?

Months...even years in some cases.

Take the engine block for example. The date code when it was first cast could say 12/1964, then the block has to be seasoned, then shipped to the engine plant to be assembled.

From there, it is then shipped on to an assembly plant, where it is "banked."

The engine might sit around for over a year...or more...before it finds its way into a vehicle.

 

I will try the title search next tax season. I am holding this thread in my inbox as a reminder. Hope for the best.