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Jul 2, 2010 | 02:41 AM

MCDaniels

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Decoding my VIN

My Vin is F10ACM09642, I just purchased this truck and was wondering if the VIN decoding could tell me anything more about the truck? What I know is it's a 1971 F100 with a 240ci Inline 6 and 3 speed on column. Can my VIN tell me which plant it is from?

Jul 2, 2010 | 05:38 AM

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OK I have done some research and found the the F10 = F100, A = 240ci motor, C = Ontario Canada Plant, but the "M" before the numbers is throwing me. Can it mean Manual trans? The info I got was from LMC's catalog.

Jul 2, 2010 | 05:14 PM

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OK I have done some research and found the the F10 = F100, A = 240ci motor, C = Ontario Canada Plant, but the "M" before the numbers is throwing me.

Can it mean Manual trans?
Nope.

The last 6 digits of the VIN is the Numerical Sequence of Assembly, the trucks specific serial number.

F10ACM09642

F10 = F100 2WD

A = 240 1V I-6.

C = Oakville, Ontario Canada Assembly Plant

M09642 = 1971 / 1971 F100/750 serial number range: J70,001 thru M30,000.

The TRANS, AXLE and etc codes are listed on the Warranty Plate, located on the left door face below the latch.

Jul 3, 2010 | 03:01 AM

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Thank you very much for the information. I will have a look at the warranty plate today to see what it tells me.

Jul 4, 2010 | 01:09 AM

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they have an article listing all three lines and what they mean over at fordification.com as well i used it it was good but ND has this stuff locked up so just trying to help

Jul 4, 2010 | 05:12 PM

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Thanks dlocklear11 for the info. I looked into that site and they have a wealth of knowledge. Thanks for another good resource.

Jul 5, 2010 | 03:05 AM

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Thank you very much for the information. I will have a look at the warranty plate today to see what it tells me.

If you post the info here, I can decode ALL of it using the Ford truck parts catalog.

I've done this for over 700 FTE members, so there's no need to go elsewhere.