1966 F100 door tag decoding
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F10 = F100 2WD
Y = 352 2V
K = Kansas City MO Assembly Plant.
876733 = 1966, assembled June 1966.
129" Wheelbase.
COLOR: Blank.
MODEL: F100 2WD; 5,000 lbs. GVWR
BODY D81: D = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Cody Pattern Woven Plastic / 81 = 81B Custom Cab.
TRANS A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.
AXLE 08 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
MAX GVW LBS 5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
172 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
DSO 511954:
51 = Denver CO Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
1954 = Domestic Special Order number, truck special ordered by original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
When there is no COLOR code stamped on the Warranty Plate, the truck was painted a non standard color per the original purchasers order, making it a Domestic Special Order.
Y = 352 2V
K = Kansas City MO Assembly Plant.
876733 = 1966, assembled June 1966.
129" Wheelbase.
COLOR: Blank.
MODEL: F100 2WD; 5,000 lbs. GVWR
BODY D81: D = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Cody Pattern Woven Plastic / 81 = 81B Custom Cab.
TRANS A = New Process 435 4 Speed Manual Transmission.
AXLE 08 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
MAX GVW LBS 5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
172 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
DSO 511954:
51 = Denver CO Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
1954 = Domestic Special Order number, truck special ordered by original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
When there is no COLOR code stamped on the Warranty Plate, the truck was painted a non standard color per the original purchasers order, making it a Domestic Special Order.
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Y = 352 2V
D = Dallas TX Assembly Plant.
817246 = 1966, assembled February 1966.
115" Wheelbase.
J = Rangoon Red / M = Wimbledon White.
F100 2WD; 5,000 lbs. GVWR
E81: E = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Cody Pattern Woven Plastic / 81 = 81B Custom Cab.
B = Borg Warner T-85N 3 Speed Manual Transmission with Overdrive.
08 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.50-1 / 3,300 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
172 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
61 = Dallas TX Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
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I have a 1966 F100 with no color code on the tag. Body number is 481. It is a standard cab short bed. The exterior appears to be Holly Green. The gage panel, steering column and wheels appears to be a light beige. Anyone know what color of beige was used?
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I have a 1966 F100 with no color code on the Warranty Plate. Body code is 481.
It is a standard cab short bed. The exterior appears to be Holly Green (it wasn't originally).
The gauge panel, steering column and wheels appears to be a light beige. Anyone know what color of beige was used?
It is a standard cab short bed. The exterior appears to be Holly Green (it wasn't originally).
The gauge panel, steering column and wheels appears to be a light beige. Anyone know what color of beige was used?
The wheels and the gauge cluster have been repainted, they would have been white originally.
The steering column is beige, which is probably correct as it matches the seat upholstery. What color is the inside of the cab and the steering wheel?
If there's no COLOR code stamped on the Warranty Plate, the truck was painted a non standard color per the original purchasers order. This makes it a Domestic Special Order.
The DSO code stamped on the 3rd line-far right of the Warranty Plate has 6 digits (numbers).
The first 2 numbers decode to the Ford District Sales Office the truck was ordered from. The last 4 numbers denote a Domestic Special Order.
Since the paint was a special order, if its formula was required, the dealer contacted Ford with the 6 digit DSO. Ford looked up the order number, then passed the paint formula back to the dealer.
481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Wicker Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
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You are correct. The wheels, gage panel, bumper, grill at closer look are off white probably wimbledon white? The steering wheel and column are beige. The inside of cab is green like the exterior. Nothing has been repainted. Truck was purchased new by my uncle.
What is the beige color name or paint code for the steering column?
You are correct. The wheels, gage panel, bumper, grill at closer look are off white probably wimbledon white? The steering wheel and column are beige. The inside of cab is green like the exterior. Nothing has been repainted. Truck was purchased new by my uncle.
What is the beige color name or paint code for the steering column?
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You are correct. The wheels, gauge panel, bumper, grill at closer look are off white, probably Wimbledon White. The steering wheel and column are beige.
The inside of cab is green like the exterior. Nothing has been repainted. Truck was purchased new by my uncle.
What is the beige color name or paint code for the steering column?
Back then, there was no codes on the Warranty Plate that defined interior colors.
btw: I'm 5 years older than you (DOB: 9/9/1944) and in March 1965, I bought a new 1965 F100 Standard Cab 8' Styleside, exterior and interior were Wimbledon White.
The first thing I did was to repaint the wheels black, ditched the painted dog dish hubcaps, replaced them with NOS wheel covers...from a 1952 Packard.
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Help with door tag
Greetings, my '66 door tag has a G trans code. My manual says that code is a C-4 transmission. My truck is a 3 spd manual with no sign of conversion at any point. Am I misreading the code? Thanks in advance for your assistance.
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Your 1966 F100 w/a 352 originally came with MX Cruise-O-Matic. The G TRANS CODE does not specifically refer to C4 until 1979.*
If your truck had a 3 speed manual, the TRANS code would be C .. If it had a 3 speed with overdrive, the TRANS code would be B
So, most likely the trans has been swapped. I'll decode all of it tomorrow.
*1961/78 F100/350: The IDIOTS at FoMoCo used the G TRANS code for all A/T's: 2 & 3 speed Ford-O-Matic; FX/MX/FMX Cruise-O-Matic; C4 & C6.
1979: The IDIOTS finally woke up: G = C4 / K = C6.
If your truck had a 3 speed manual, the TRANS code would be C .. If it had a 3 speed with overdrive, the TRANS code would be B
So, most likely the trans has been swapped. I'll decode all of it tomorrow.
*1961/78 F100/350: The IDIOTS at FoMoCo used the G TRANS code for all A/T's: 2 & 3 speed Ford-O-Matic; FX/MX/FMX Cruise-O-Matic; C4 & C6.
1979: The IDIOTS finally woke up: G = C4 / K = C6.
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Everything else on the ID tag makes sense except for the trans. code. My truck is definitely a 3 spd manual. Thanks for the quick response Bill. As I continue to restore my '66 this site has been a real help and your fingerprints are all over it. Much appreciated.
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The letter G looks like a C and vice versa.
Couple of things: 115" wheelbase / COLOR A = Raven Black / BODY E81: E = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Cody Pattern Woven Plastic; 81 = 81B Custom Cab.
Truck assembled in Mahwah NJ .. ordered from the Charlotte NC Ford District Sales Office. Now it's residing in Blue Jayville.
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Bill, funny, but you are so right about assembly plants on Mondays and Fridays. I worked in a couple when I was younger. Half the workers on Mondays were so hung over, it could be a very dangerous place. Again, on Fridays, you could find half the assembly line workers at the local barbecue house having lunch at the bar. It was very interesting when they got back on the line after lunch. Section Formans looked the other way, mainly because half of them were also having lunch at the barbecue house. Factories can be an interesting place. If your truck matches your tag, be happy.
