61 Unibody owner
 

New to the site!
Have been on Classicbroncos.com for a while.
Bought a new playmate for my '74 early bronco
Proud owner of '61 unibody. I've been looking for a while.
I plan on going to pick it up on Sunday.
Looking forward to being a part of another great group and will definitely need a lot of questions answered.
Life long Ford Fanatic!

Welcome to FTE! My son and I have been working on his 61 Uni for the last 5 years.......

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thanks fab!
looking forward forward to being a part of another great site with my beloved Ford brothers

Welcome to the FTE from Oregon, Post up the VIN and Warranty information. With it we can tell where it was made, the month it was made , original engine size, transmission, rear axle, color, and model. For a 61 the tag should be on the inside of the glove box door. If it's missing the VIN will be stamped on the right frame rail in the engine compartment just before the cab or a little under. I have a 62 Unibody Custom Cab Long bed myself made in San Jose California.

Welcome aboard; I'm just east of ya in Clarksville! Been eyeballing a 61 Uni, myself, kinda hard to justify too my better half with two other trucks waiting resto. 64 F100 & 67 Ranger F100. lol

i understand Mitch. I also have a '74 Bronco that I mess with.
Pick up the '61 on Sunday morning. I will post pics of it and throw in one of the Bronco soon.

hey guys - my title says TON in model. Is that normal? should i get them to change it when i transfer to 1/2 ton if they will or is that correct?

Interesting, are you sure it's a 1/2 ton, what does the VIN start with?

Just a tease......
 

Just to tease you guys, and maybe motivate ya a little. This is my son and his 61 Uni after we got the chassis and drive train done two years ago. The body seams have all been welded up and the front sheet metal is finished. Hopefully we'll get the floor pans welded up this summer and get the body back on.


http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...unibody007.jpg

your son has done a great job. I don't plan on breaking mine that far down - yet
kjv - my vin # is F10JH161330. half ton or not?
thanks
Brian

F10= 2wd F100
J= 233 CID, 1V carb,114 HP, 3600 RPM
H= Lorain, OH assembly plant
161330= April 1961 Assembly date

Here is a link to the assembly plant history
http://www.blueovalnews.com/plugins/...2_articleid=54

If you still have the tag on the inside of the glove box it will show more information like MOdel, color, GVW, transmission, axle, GWV, District sales office.

thanks for the info kjv. the tag is still in it

does anyone know how many '61 unibodies short wheel base rolled of the line and what number production mine was?

1961 Ford F100 Production Figures
Chassis & Cowl =46
Chassis & Windshield =17
4X2 cab & Chassis= 12,544
Uni-body Pickup = 62,410
Platform & Rack =152
Flareside pickup = 21,474
4X4 Cab & Chassis = 180
4X4 Styleside Pickup = 255
4X4 Flareside Pickup = 2,468