Okay dentside guys...

[Austin]

What cha know about this truck using the VIN?

F26SUEG4160

 

[LEB Ben]

79 250 4x4 with a 400...



Edit...that's the louisville plant right? Dennis? Bill?

 

[Austin]

I'm understanding it to be a 78...

 

[LEB Ben]

Might be...that was just from memory, and I may be off. No books at work to confirm.

 

[Austin]

Okay, don't have mine around me either...

 

[m78]

EG isn't in my 78 book. Must be 79

 

[77fordbornandrasied]

F26SUEG4160 f250 4x4, 400 cid,louisville assembly,1979? if i am reading the books i have properly ??

 

[Austin]

Bump for Bill... this truck is being advertised as a 78.

 

[Mil1ion]

http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion/78FordTruckDe-Coder.html

http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion/79FordTruckDe-Coder.html

 

[LEB Ben]

Bump for Bill... this truck is being advertised as a 78.

According to Dennis' info it was built March of 79.

 

[Austin]

According to Dennis' info it was built March of 79.

Hmm. I'll double check with the seller.

 

[LEB Ben]

Got a pic of the rig or a VIN from the frame? Could be the old case of a swapped door at some point.

 

[Austin]

I'll see if I can get a pic of the plate this afternoon.

 

[BKW]

What cha know about this truck using the VIN?

F26SUEG4160

F26 = F250 4WD Pickup.

S = 400 2V

U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.

EG4160 = 1979.

1979 serial number range: DC0,001-FK9,999.

1978 serial number range: AE0,001-CK9,999.

Note: Serial numbers apply to ALL series trucks, Bronco's and Econolines, not just to F100/350's or F Series trucks.

But most people are unaware of this. One guy on t'other site posted his VIN, wanted to discover what specific F100/350 preceeded/came after his on the assembly line.

He wanted fellow members to compare their VIN's with his...hoping that one would have the 6th serial number digit plus/minus 1. When I read that jazz, I laughed so much I damn near fell oughtta the chair.

When I told him 500,000 + vehicles would be involved and it could be a C Series Tilt Cab, an LNT9000, Bronco or whatever...he was flabbergasted!

I told him if he wanted to know, contact martiauto.com and pass along his VIN. When I added that Marti charged a fee for this service, the conversation ended abruptly.

He wanted to know, but was too cheap to spend a few measly dollars to find out.

 

[rob8210]

Funny my truck is f26hceg3309

 

[BKW]

Funny my truck is F26HCEG3309

F26 = F250 4WD Pickup.

H = 351M 2V

C = Oakville, Ontario Canada Truck Assembly Plant.

EG3309 = 1979.

 

[rob8210]

Thanks Bill. I meant that I thought it was funny that my truck was close in serial number to his and his was built in Kentucky and mine was built in Oakville

 

[Mil1ion]

Considering that that ONE character of the plant code changes the VIN# nevermind the other characters ,people should undertand just how many vehicles could get made in one year.

 

[Evan's f250]

Alot of good info, helped me on mine also, but the page isnt showing up the body codes, mine is SD4. anyone know what that means? I found out all the rest with his links. also the special order section wasnt showing up, my special order numbers are 46

 

[BKW]

Alot of good info, helped me on mine also, but the page isnt showing up the body codes, mine is SD4. anyone know what that means?

I found out all the rest with his links. also the special order section wasnt showing up, my special order numbers are 46

(1978) BODY code SD4: SD = Red all Vinyl-Bench Seat-Explorer // 4 = Ranger Cab w/Styleside Pickup Box.

Since 46 is not a special order number, your truck was not a special order. 46 refers to this:

DSO code 46: Indianapolis IN Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

If the DSO code is composed of 6 numbers, the last 4 refer to a Domestic Special Order.