1966 Bench Seat Original?
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1966 Bench Seat Original?
how do i find out if the bench seat i have is the original. i have a 66 F250. are there markings someplace on the seat that would tell me if this is the original seat or a replacement?
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Not original to the truck? Yes, possibly. There could be a buck tag on the back side of the seat attached to the springs that can help ID the seat - of course, any seat from the same year or two could have the same buck tag - but it can help determine if it is an incorrect seat, at least. The tag could be missing, which doesn't help.
Here's an example of where you might find the tag.
And here's a close-up of a tag. In this case it reads (I kind you not)
STUBNITZ-VINC
C5TB8164700A-10WK
just like that but nothing bolded, I did that for emphasis.
In this case if this seat were in a 1964 or earlier then you'd know it was incorrect. 1965 or 1966, though, is OK.
If it started with C7TB then that would be a newer seat not found in a 1965 or 1966.
But, along with this one can also use the BODY code on the Warranty Plate to sometimes help determine more. If it says you should originally have a red seat but the seat in the truck now is black, for example, you'd know that at least the seat had been recovered - assuming the Warranty Plate is original to the truck.
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Oh, and of course, the look of the seat itself. Depending on the BODY code they often had a distinctive pattern to them that was always being changed every year or two. You might find an embossed Ford logo across the top of the seat (Mercurys excepted), too. These were some pics I took to help out a fellow Space Ranger with some measurements.
You can link over to my albums and check out the white truck here
https://www.ford-trucks.com/g/user/663051
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You can link over to my albums and check out the white truck here
https://www.ford-trucks.com/g/user/663051
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You might want to measure the width of the seat / backrest and post this, pics help too, of course. I had a '67 or '68 seat in my '65, the upholstery was all wrong.
I later determined that this seat was wider than the original one, even though the tracks that bolted to the floor fit perfectly.
Others have posted that if your seat is too wide, your armrests might rub up on the seat. This will make the door harder to close, if you have armrests, that is.
I later determined that this seat was wider than the original one, even though the tracks that bolted to the floor fit perfectly.
Others have posted that if your seat is too wide, your armrests might rub up on the seat. This will make the door harder to close, if you have armrests, that is.
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BTW, this '66 Mercury seat was in such good shape (as was the rest of the truck) that I would have to think it was original, but one can never be sure. It was embossed with "FORD".
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And, of course, the dead sure-fire way to know if your truck's seat is original to your truck is to find the truck's original build sheet (a.k.a., "ROT" or "Rotation" sheet) tucked into the seat springs. The truck's full serial number is shown on the build sheet. But please note that the majority of these build sheets have not survived, so this solution is a bit of a long shot.
They were more often tucked into the seat's bottom cushion springs but I have heard of some examples -- not on trucks -- where they were tucked into the backrest springs. Here's the build sheet for my '61 F-350, while it was still in the springs (since removed and saved elsewhere).
Regards,
Steve
They were more often tucked into the seat's bottom cushion springs but I have heard of some examples -- not on trucks -- where they were tucked into the backrest springs. Here's the build sheet for my '61 F-350, while it was still in the springs (since removed and saved elsewhere).
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Steve
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