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Build Letter
Ford sent me a letter and gave me some additional info about my truck.
The VIN is F25YKG30632, which decodes as:
F25 = 1970 Ford F-250 (4x2) Stylside Pickup Truck
Y = 360 CID 2V 8-Cylinder Engine
K = Manufactured at Kansas City, KS Assembly Plant
G30632 = Consecutive Unit Number
They told me my truck's birthday: Sept. 5, 1969
When new, it had the following options:
133" Wheelbase
Yucatan Gold Exterior Paint Color
Custom Cab
Tool Storage Box
Warner T-18 4 Speed Transmission
4.10 Dana 60 Rear Axel Ratio
7.5 x 16-8 Tube Type Tires
Spare Tire Equipment
Optional Booster
Body Side Molding
Radio
Tinted Glass
55 Amp Alternator
25 Gallon Fuel Tank Frame Mounted with Standard Fuel Tank
Power Steering
Camper Package
Knowing this additional information is wonderful, but it does provoke a few other questions.
How is the "Custom Cab" different from the regular cab? Did they offer any other cabs?
Is the "Optional Booster" for the brakes?
What were the components in the "Camper Package"? (I know a few of them, but I've never been able to find a complete list of all of them for 1970.)
I still wish they'd offer the tool storage box on the new trucks - it really WAS one of Ford's "Better Ideas".
Also, is the "Yucatan Gold" paint still available, or can it be reproduced?
The VIN is F25YKG30632, which decodes as:
F25 = 1970 Ford F-250 (4x2) Stylside Pickup Truck
Y = 360 CID 2V 8-Cylinder Engine
K = Manufactured at Kansas City, KS Assembly Plant
G30632 = Consecutive Unit Number
They told me my truck's birthday: Sept. 5, 1969
When new, it had the following options:
133" Wheelbase
Yucatan Gold Exterior Paint Color
Custom Cab
Tool Storage Box
Warner T-18 4 Speed Transmission
4.10 Dana 60 Rear Axel Ratio
7.5 x 16-8 Tube Type Tires
Spare Tire Equipment
Optional Booster
Body Side Molding
Radio
Tinted Glass
55 Amp Alternator
25 Gallon Fuel Tank Frame Mounted with Standard Fuel Tank
Power Steering
Camper Package
Knowing this additional information is wonderful, but it does provoke a few other questions.
How is the "Custom Cab" different from the regular cab? Did they offer any other cabs?
Is the "Optional Booster" for the brakes?
What were the components in the "Camper Package"? (I know a few of them, but I've never been able to find a complete list of all of them for 1970.)
I still wish they'd offer the tool storage box on the new trucks - it really WAS one of Ford's "Better Ideas".
Also, is the "Yucatan Gold" paint still available, or can it be reproduced?
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In the late 1980's, Ford was going to throw away all the data that pertained to 1967/79 vehicles.
Kevin Marti, a Mustang nut in Phoenix AZ found out about Ford's plans and got all of it.
While Ford sent you this info, since they have none of it any longer, they had to get it from Marti.
If you want more info, Marti has it, but there's a charge for this service. This is known within the hobby as a Marti Report.
martiauto.com
btw: In your case, because you have the Build Sheet, the Series code of F25 decodes to a F250 2WD Styleside pickup, but...
Without a Build Sheet, F25 only decodes to F250 2WD. Ford used the Series code of F25 for all F250 2WD's, whether a Cab & Chassis, Crew Cab, Flareside or Styleside pickup.
Kevin Marti, a Mustang nut in Phoenix AZ found out about Ford's plans and got all of it.
While Ford sent you this info, since they have none of it any longer, they had to get it from Marti.
If you want more info, Marti has it, but there's a charge for this service. This is known within the hobby as a Marti Report.
martiauto.com
btw: In your case, because you have the Build Sheet, the Series code of F25 decodes to a F250 2WD Styleside pickup, but...
Without a Build Sheet, F25 only decodes to F250 2WD. Ford used the Series code of F25 for all F250 2WD's, whether a Cab & Chassis, Crew Cab, Flareside or Styleside pickup.
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I wouldn't take that information to the bank. I got a letter that had the wrong color. It stated the color was blue. The code on the plate was whimbledon white (the actual color) It also stated that my truck was a 1967 built in August of 1969. It must have been the only one. Maybe I have a one of a kind, or maybe someone was not as thorough as they could have been.
Moose
Moose
Ford Parts Specialist
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From: Simi Valley, CA
I wouldn't take that information to the bank. I got a letter that had the wrong color. It stated the color was blue. The code on the plate was wimbledon white (the actual color) It also stated that my truck was a 1967 built in August of 1969. It must have been the only one. Maybe I have a one of a kind, or maybe someone was not as thorough as they could have been.
No 1967 was built after the first week of August 1967. If info from Ford (martiauto) so stated, it was a typo.
Since new vehicles are usually introduced in September of the previous year, production usually begins in the second week of August.
What is the COLOR code as listed on your trucks Warranty Plate?
