Thank you! Its going to be my daily driver for school next year, and 4wheeler/ dirtbike hauler on the weekends. That is if I ever figure out the starter issues.

The nice thing, Is I know its never going to be a Barrett Jackson truck, I just want it to be a clean, respectable, off road truck.

 

Could You Decode My Vin, Please.

I have a 65 f100

Vin# F10DR636457

129 F100 E81 G A8
5000 172 4000 711043
Thanks

 

Here ya go:

VIN# F10DR636457:

F10 = F100 2WD.

D = V8 352 CID 2BC Carburetor

R = San Jose, CA Assembly Plant.

636457 = consecutive build number, assembled in January 1965.

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Warranty Data Plate information:

129" Wheelbase; long wheel base (LWB).

F10 = F100 2WD

E = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Ladder Pattern Woven Plastic

81 = 81B, CUSTOM Cab

G = Heavy Duty Cruise-O-Matic (COM), 3-speed automatic

A8 = Spicer-Dana 44 / 3.54-1 / LIMITED SLIP / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity

5000 = 5000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

172 net HP @ 4000 RPM.

710143:

71 = Los Angeles (SoCal) Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

0143 = Domestic Special Order number: The truck was ordered special by the original purchaser, not bought "off the lot."

The COLOR code is missing - it would have been in between the wheelbase (WB) code and the Model code of F10.....the likely the reason for the special order - and means the truck was ordered & painted in a non-standard color.

-- It appears to me that your long box truck was also ordered with the optional side molding trim running the full length, however, those side mirrors are not '65 vintage.

BarnieTrk

 

A8 = Spicer-Dana 44 / 3.54-1 / LIMITED SLIP / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity

71 = Los Angeles (SoCal) Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

1959 thru today: If the AXLE code begins with a letter: Limited Slip / If with a number: No Limited Slip.

If Limited Slip was ordered for 1959/67 F100's and some 1968 F100's, Ford usually installed the Dana 44.

You could not get a Ford 9" with Limited Slip in an F100 until mid-year 1968.

In addition, Ford also offered a Dana 60.2 in these trucks (Dana 60.3 1967/72)...with or without Limited Slip.

 

I will make the appropriate notes to my notes.... and make the corrections above.
Thanks for keeping me straight, Bill !

BarnieTrk

 

If you get the truck parts catalog, you will not need to take any notes.

If you'd spent 35 years in the Ford partsbiz, you wouldn't need notes...or the parts catalog, either...to decode this jazz.

 

hello there just picked up 65 f100 only numbers ive found so far (and the one on the bill of sale) is 6991028L-239105A anything would be cool

 

This 15 digit VIN was only used for trucks sold new in Canada thru 1965.

6 = I-6 engine.

99 = Styleside Pickup.

10 = 100 Series.

28 = 128.8" (usually refered to as a 129") Wheelbase.

L = Left Hand Drive.

239105 = 1965 Numerical Sequence of Assembly (Serial Number) Oakville, Ontario Canada Assembly Plant.

A = 3800 thru 5600 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating range.

Look on the drivers side front body (A) pillar for the Warranty Plate, post all the codes from it. Once decoded, this will give you more info.

 

thanks bill

 

Thanks Guys for the help.
I was wondering about the color code.
Under the chrome molding was two tone Red & White
And yes the Mirrors are after market.

 

You have a six digit DSO (711043) which denotes a Domestic Special Order.

You did not post the COLOR code, which would be listed between the Wheelbase and MODEL codes.

If there is no COLOR code, the truck was painted non standard color(s), making it a Domestic Special Order.

If the truck was not a special order, the DSO code would just be two digits (71).

 

Ok, Numberdummy. I apparently have issues. I do not know how to send you a p/m. I have only been on the sight for a couple of weeks and not figured everything out. I had given you my VIN, which I left the 7 out of. So it is F10YD733002
And than I said I would get you my warranty code info. Thank you in advance for the time you spend decoding.
WB COLOR MODEL BODY TRANS AXLE
115 M F100 281 C 08



MAX GVW CERT NET HPP RPM
172 4000 62


Here is the info from the waranty plate. Hope I entered it in a manner that is easy to read. The other spots were empty.

Thanks again!

MattandSteph

 

I'm not the NumberDummy, but I believe this is the info you're looking for:

VIN#: F10YD733002

F10 = Truck series code = F100, 2 wheel drive

Y = assembly plant code = the truck assembly plant in Wixom, MI

D = engine code = 352 V8, with 2 barrel carb

733002 = the consecutive build number, assembled in month/year of August, 1965; 1966 model truck.
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Warranty Data Plate information:

WB 115 = 115" wheelbase; short box (SWB)

COLOR = M = Whimbledon White

MODEL = F100, 1/2 ton truck, 2 wheel drive

TRIM/BODY = 281 = interior trim code and body type
2 = Medium blue crush vinyl and medium blue wicker pattern vinyl.
81= 81A= base model conventional cab truck

TRANS code: C = medium-duty 3 speed manual

AXLE code: 08 = Ford 9" rear axle, 3.50:1 ratio, non-limited slip 3,300# capacity

MAX GVW = 5,000 lbs max capacity including people & cargo

CERT NET HP = 172 (gross HP is listed on air cleaner decal as 208HP)

RPM = 4000

DSO = 62 = Houston, TX ; District Sales Office, where the original seller/dealer ordered the truck from. Servicing southern Texas.

BarnieTrk

 

Thanks. Apparently I was also suppose to figure out what kind of 352 engine. I thought I would find that out using the warranty info. But my husband was asking what kind of 352, a Cleveland or Windsor. Does anyone know this?
Oh yeah it is a 66 F100.

Thanks
MattandSteph

 

Steph,

You did just fine. Your hubby has his engine ID information mixed up.

Ford made a 351 Cleveland and a 351 Windsor V8, commonly referred to as the 335 small block engine series. Neither one were available in 1966.
There was only one 352 V8 and it belongs to the FE big block engine series. The FE engine series includes others such as the 360, 390 and 428 V8. Your VIN# and the Warranty Data Plate information indicate that your '66 was outfitted with the 352 V8.

BarnieTrk