70-71 Body type codes

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1970-1971 F100/350 (aug/69 to aug/71)
(from serial number G30,001 thru M30,000)
First Digit,Second Digit,Third Digit,Description,Cab Parts,Back of cab Parts
***Second Digit will be Blank or Ford use only (ignore)***
A-H, ,3, Sports Custom cab w/ Flareside box,81B,83
, ,4, Sports Custom cab w/ styleside box,81B,99
, ,5, Sports Custom cab w/platform+racks,81B,86
, ,8, Sports Custom cab w/o back of cab equip,81B, Blank
, ,9,Sports Custom cab w platform ,81B,80
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K-L-M-N-0, ,4, Ranger cab with styleside box ,81E,99
, ,8, Ranger cab w/o back of cab equip, 81E, Blank
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S-T-U-V-W, , 4, Ranger XLT cab with styleside ,81, 99
, , 8, Ranger XLT cab w/o back of cab equip, 81, Blank
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1 thru 8 , , 3,Custom cab w flareside box,81A ,83
, , 4,Custom cab with styleside box ,81A,99
, , 5,Custom cab with platform+racks,81A, 86
, , 8,Custom cab w/o back of cab equip, 81A, Blank
, , 9, Custom cab with platform ,81A, 80

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Blank , ,0, Parcel delivery
, ,6,Cowl including windshield , 85, Blank
, ,7,Cowl less windshield , 84, Blank
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Clear as mud right use this example: on another post the code K, ,4
was mentioned. If you study the above you will see that K, ,4 is Ranger cab with styleside pickup box,81E,99

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This was on microfilm so I couldn't scan,photo or copy. I could only explain as above--Keith this info may be good for the Vin pages for the 1970,1971 trucks (aug/69 to aug/71) (g30,001 thru m30,000)

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Hey, now there's some info I wasn't aware of! Thanks Mark!

OK, I tried to enter that all into a table. Did I decipher everything correctly?

http://www.fordification.com/70-72bodycodes.htm

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Does any one ahve a picture of a 1970 or 1971 truck warranty tag? I think this will help explain

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Yes looks good except the codes S-T-U-V-W (first digit) for Ranger XLT info was left off and I went back and corrected my posts as this cover the 1970 1971 only

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Here's a '71:

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Yes
D, ,4 falls into the Sport custom cab with stylside box info 81B,99

A-H,Blank,4 = D, ,4

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Thanks again, Mark. I'm going to go ahead and update the VIN data pages now with this info.

So do you have similar info for the '72s?

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Keith it is not printed in microfilm up to 1972. No mention of any thing in print past ser#m30,000. Now if I go to the 73 -79 truck slide I get new codes. What was the 72 code you had earlier? I can check it

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Here's the '72 VIN tag:

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I can't find the code A third digit??? in the 73-79 slide

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So the '72 codes must be a one-year-only thing? Hmmm....OK, we're gonna have to do some digging.