Help with 65 Data tag please...
F10DL692542
Reading left to right on first line:
? 115-title is scratched
Color F
Model F101
Body 281
Trans A
Axl 07
Reading left to right second line:
GVW 4200
Cert Net HP 172
RPM 4000
DSO 21
I appreciate your help!!
D = 352 2V
L = Michigan Truck Assembly Plant.
692542 = 1965, assembled May 1965.
115" Wheelbase.
F = Arcadian Blue.
F101 = F100 2WD, 4200 lbs. GVWR
281: 2 = Medium Blue Crush Vinyl & Medium Blue Wicker Pattern Vinyl / 81 = 81A Standard Cab.
A = Ford Type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.
07 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.25-1 / non Limited Slip / 3300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.
4200 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
172 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
21 = Atlanta GA Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
But would you mind decoding this one? Cant wait till book gets here lol.
1969 Ranger
F10YNF30999
WB 131
Color P
Model F100
Body L 81
Trans C
Axle 17
Second row does not have titles these are in order left to right:
05000
175
4000
24
Thanks a ton (in advance)!
Shane
Y= 360 V8, 2bbl carb
N= Norfolk Assy. plant
F30999 = April 1969 build date..April run began with F30,000..
WB 131= wheelbase in inches
Color = P= exterior color...Medium Ivy Green
Model = F100...2WD 1/2 ton truck
L81= L: Pastel Parchment Corinthian Vinyl & Lt Parchment Granada Pattern Vinyl
81= 81B= Custom Cab truck
Trans = C= Ford 3 speed manual transmission
Axle = 17= 3:25 ratio open rear end, Ford WDM-H-S, 3.3M load rating
5000= trucks max GVW in lbs
175 @ 4000= Engines cert. net H.P. at specified RPM
DSO= 24= Jacksonville...where original selling dealer ordered truck from
- cs65
But would you mind decoding this one? Cant wait till book gets here lol.
1969 Ranger
F10YNF30999
WB 131
Color P
Model F100
Body L 81
Trans C
Axle 17
Second row does not have titles these are in order left to right:
Not necessary, I know the sequence and could decode all this jazz whether you listed the titles or not.
05000 / 175 / 4000 / 24
Y = 360 2V
N = Norfolk VA Assembly Plant.
F30999 = 1969.
131" Wheelbase.
P = Medium Ivy Green.
F100 2WD, 5,000 lbs. GVWR
L81: L = Pastel Parchment Corinthian Vinyl & Light Parchment Granada Pattern Vinyl // 81 = 81B Custom Cab-Ranger.
C = Ford Type 3.03 3 Speed Manual all Syncromesh Transmission.
17 = Ford 9" Rear Axle / 3.25-1 / non Limited Slip / 3,300 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.
5,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
175 net HP @ 4,000 RPM
24 = Jacksonville FL Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
Ford confusion.After decoding your 1965 info, I thought I'd pass the following along, so you won't be confused.
A was used in 1965 for the type 3.03 3 speed. C was used 1966/72.
07 was used in 1965 for the 9's 3.25-1 ratio. 17 was used 1966/72.
Edit: Hmmm, I see that Squire Don (cs65) beat me to it by 8 minutes.
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Someone, at some point, had it repainted red. It must have been a pro job when it was done because the interior, jams, etc are all red now. I saw it chipping in places with some green under it so i figured the red wasnt original. Is there any more desirability on the truck for it being a Ranger Custom Cab?
Thanks!
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Another question Bill, On the rear ends...or front axles, etc...when they say its a 3.3M or 3.5M rating...is that always gonna be a 3300 or 3500 # rating using those two as an example ???
On the 3 speed trans...Ive never seen it said the trans is a 3:03 All Syncro Trans...it usually just says Ford 3 speed with the Ford code similar to what I posted on the rear end with this particular decode...
Its nice getting something different to decode once in a while :-)
- cs65
Abso-tutly

On the 3 speed trans...Ive never seen it said the trans is a 3:03 All Syncro Trans...it usually just says Ford 3 speed with the Ford code similar to what I posted on the rear end with this particular decode.
1968/72 F100's: There were TWO different 9" rear axles. One had a weight capacity of 3300 lbs, t'other 3600 lbs.
Even though classified as a 9 inch, the 3600 pounder has a 9 3/8" ring gear, only 5 internal parts are the same as the 3300 pounder.
Dana 44 front driving axles: There were three weight capacities offered 1959/72: 3M (3,000 lbs.), 3.3M (3,300 lbs), 3.5M (3.500 lbs).
1952 was the last year that F Series trucks had a floor mounted 3 speed shift lever, used with the H/D 3 speed manual trans only on F1/F2/F3's.





