1966 F100 door tag decoding
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1966 F100 door tag decoding
Can anyone help with this truck. It currently has a stepside short bed and 390 with a C6 want to know what was original.
Thanks!
F10AC872431
115 F100 481 F A9
05000 129 4000 172197
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F10AC872431
115 F100 481 F A9
05000 129 4000 172197
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F10 = F100 2WD
A = 240 1V I-6.
C = Oakville, Ontario Canada Assembly Plant.
872431 = 1966, assembled June 1966.
115" Wheelbase.
No COLOR code.
F100 2WD / 5,000 lbs. GVWR
481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Wicker Pattern Vinyl // 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
F = Borg Warner T-18 4 Speed Manual Transmission.
A9 = Dana 60.3 / 3.54-1 / Limited Slip / 3,300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
129 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
172197:
17 = Washington DC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
2197 = Domestic Special Order number. Your truck was special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
When there is no COLOR code, the truck was painted a non standard color. When this occurs, the truck would be a special order.
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D74E-DA = D7PZ9510BT .. 2V Motorcraft Carburetor (Motorcraft CA2212).
Original applications: 1977 Ford Granada / Mercury Monarch / Lincoln Versailles, all w/a 351W.
7F28 = Assembled June (F) 28, 1977 (7).
D9PZ9A586K .. Carburetor Kit (Motorcraft CT1261)
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If the vehicle has been repainted, and you want to know what the original color was, look under the seat.
Most ppl never repaint this area, so the paint is the original.
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WHen I was much younger, I repainted our 63 - took out the seat & did the whole interior too (the interior still looks sharp, too, despite the chalky exterior...). When disassembling my truck this time around, I found the original olive drab on the cowl area that's covered by the fenders - under some undercoating that was falling off. If your truck hasn't been pulled apart to paint, then you just might try looking there. To be honest it was so tough to pull apart that I wouldn't do it unless I had to! --Paul
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typical vin tag info
I have a 65 f 100 short bed styleside missing the vin plate from the door, In trying to reconstruct this plates info so I can reproduce one I need some info if some one has it...truck vin number is F10DR661633 ,color Red code ?, manual 3 speed,code?..352 V8,HP ?,RPM ?,GVW 5500#, I believe this all the info required???????? Thanx. Al H.
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I have a 65 f 100 short bed styleside missing the vin plate from the door, In trying to reconstruct this plates info so I can reproduce one I need some info if some one has it.
truck vin number is F10DR661633 / color Red code? / manual 3 speed code? / HP? / RPM? / GVW? 5000
truck vin number is F10DR661633 / color Red code? / manual 3 speed code? / HP? / RPM? / GVW? 5000
F10 = F100 2WD
D = 352 2V
R = San Jose Assembly Plant
661663 = 1965, assembled in March 1965.
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Warranty Plate codes in black.
W.B. 115 /115" Wheelbase
COLOR J = Rangoon Red
MODEL code F100 / F100 2WD, 5,000 lbs. GVWR
BODY code E81 = Red Crush Vinyl & Red Ladder Pattern Woven Plastic // 81 = 81B Custom Cab
TRANS code A / Ford Type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.
AXLE code (Look at the rear axle carrier [pumpkin] at about 5 o'clock, see if the ID tag is still there. If so, post the info off it).
GVW 05000
HP 172 / 172 net horsepower.
RPM 4000
DSO = District Sales Office. There's no way to know, unless you know who the original selling dealer was, or where it was located.
If you don't have this info, what city do you live in? I'll give you the code for the closest Ford District Sales Office.
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BODY code (E81) edited into post #8.
A truck assembled in CA would not have been sold in MA.
Use either 71 Los Angeles (SoCal) or 72 San Jose (NorCal) for the DSO code.
A truck assembled in CA would not have been sold in MA.
Use either 71 Los Angeles (SoCal) or 72 San Jose (NorCal) for the DSO code.
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Date Plate Decode
Hello, I have a 1966 F100 long bed that now has a 289 and is painted Wimbleton White. I believe it originally had a 6 in it and was painted pale yellow. I could use some help deciphering the date plate:
F10AC877869
128 8M F101 D81 C 09
C4200 129 4000 21
I hope I transferred them properly......any help will be greatly appreciated.
Rob
F10AC877869
128 8M F101 D81 C 09
C4200 129 4000 21
I hope I transferred them properly......any help will be greatly appreciated.
Rob
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F10 = F100 2WD
A = 240 1V I-6.
C = Oakville, Ontario Canada Assembly Plant.
872431 = 1966, assembled June 1966.
115" Wheelbase.
No COLOR code.
F100 2WD / 5,000 lbs. GVWR
481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Wicker Pattern Vinyl // 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
F = Borg Warner T-18 4 Speed Manual Transmission.
A9 = Dana 60.3 / 3.54-1 / Limited Slip / 3,300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
129 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
172197:
17 = Washington DC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
2197 = Domestic Special Order number. Your truck was special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
When there is no COLOR code, the truck was painted a non standard color. When this occurs, the truck would be a special order.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D74E-DA = D7PZ9510BT .. 2V Motorcraft Carburetor (Motorcraft CA2212).
Original applications: 1977 Ford Granada / Mercury Monarch / Lincoln Versailles, all w/a 351W.
7F28 = Assembled June (F) 28, 1977 (7).
D9PZ9A586K .. Carburetor Kit (Motorcraft CT1261)
F10 = F100 2WD
A = 240 1V I-6.
C = Oakville, Ontario Canada Assembly Plant.
872431 = 1966, assembled June 1966.
115" Wheelbase.
No COLOR code.
F100 2WD / 5,000 lbs. GVWR
481: 4 = Medium Beige Crush Vinyl & Medium Beige Wicker Pattern Vinyl // 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
F = Borg Warner T-18 4 Speed Manual Transmission.
A9 = Dana 60.3 / 3.54-1 / Limited Slip / 3,300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
129 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
172197:
17 = Washington DC Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
2197 = Domestic Special Order number. Your truck was special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
When there is no COLOR code, the truck was painted a non standard color. When this occurs, the truck would be a special order.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D74E-DA = D7PZ9510BT .. 2V Motorcraft Carburetor (Motorcraft CA2212).
Original applications: 1977 Ford Granada / Mercury Monarch / Lincoln Versailles, all w/a 351W.
7F28 = Assembled June (F) 28, 1977 (7).
D9PZ9A586K .. Carburetor Kit (Motorcraft CT1261)