Buck Tag

[casadejohnson]

Unfortunately no.

I'm in the same boat. The only wildlife that needed to fear my wrath in 09 were Canadian snow geese.

 

[eaglenest66]

Here's mine. I found it in the Bronco today. Sorry I couldn't resist.

;D ! That's good!!!!

 

[eaglenest66]

I've had 150+ Broncos and have only 2 with buck tags, a 66 U13, and a 71 U15.

Any chance of any pics? Thanks Chris, tim

 

[eaglenest66]

Tag

Here's the thread I started when I found mine: http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80068

Mfreeze, thought I would post your tag on here as well. tim

 

[eaglenest66]

Are we sure that BSDP is Bucket Seat Dash Pad? My tag has that and my PO told me it used to have a Bench Seat. Could it be Bench Seat Dash Pad?

Hoping to see more tags to clarify what the codes mean. As Scott C. also stated, the BSDP could also mean bucket seats driver and passenger as there were some broncos out there with only a driver's seat too. So all our guesses are as good as each others!

 

[rmfreeze]

Mfreeze, thought I would post your tag on here as well. tim

Thanks Tim. Mine was under the vent assembly on the passenger side along with a couple of washers, nuts and a small open-end wrench the previous owner no doubt lost. ;D

Here's a bigger pic:

 

[iwlbcnu]

man, ya'll got me excited to think i could find my other one under the early 66, but the vent is completely sealed to the cowl unlike later ones that have a gap.

 

[broncojames]

hear is some code info i found surfing the net

1966 VIN Decoder
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VIN Number VIN Plate Decoding
Example - U15AL732000

Series Engine Plant Build Month
U15 A L 732000

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Series
U13 U-100 Roadster
U14 U-100 Half Cab
U15 U-100 Wagon

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Engine
A 240 cid 6 cyl
F 170 cid 6cyl

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Assembly Plant
L Michigan Truck

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Build Month
Aug 732000 - 745999
Sept 746000 - 759999
Oct 760000 - 773999
Nov 774000 - 787999
Dec 788000 - 801999
Jan 802000 - 815999
Feb 816000 - 829999
Mar 830000 - 843999
Apr 844000 - 857999
May 858000 - 871999
Jun 872000 - 885999
Jul 886000 - 899999
Aug 900000 - 913999
Aug A00000 - A13999
Transmission Code
C 3 Speed Manual

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Rear Axle Code
03 4.11
04 4.57
05 4.11
06 4.57
A5 4.11 LS
A6 4.57 LS

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Front Axle Code

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Color Code
A Raven Black
B Caribbean Turquoise
F Arcadian Blue
H Sahara Beige
J Ragoon Red
L Holly Green
M Wimbledon White
W Marlin Blue
8 Springtime Yellow
DSO Code
11 Boston
13 New York
15 Newark
16 Philadelphia
17 Washington
21 Atlanta
22 Charlotte
24 Jacksonville
25 Richmond
27 Cincinnati
28 Louisville
32 Cleveland
33 Detroit
34 Indianapolis
35 Lansing
37 Buffalo
38 Pittsburgh
41 Chicago
42 Fargo
43 Milwaukee
44 Twin Cities
45 Davenport
51 Denver
52 Des Moines
53 Kansas City
54 Omaha
55 St. Louis
61 Dallas
62 Houston
63 Memphis
64 New Orleans
65 Oklahoma City
71 Los Angles
72 San Jose
73 Salt Lake City
74 Seattle
75 Phoenix
81 Ford of Canada
83 Government
84 Home Office Reserve
85 American Red Cross
89 Transportation Services
90 Export

 

[BCH BRCO]

casadejohnson,
I believe the term "buck tag" was coined because the metal tag was generated and attached when the vehicle was "framed" meaning the operation where the bodysides were welded to the floor pan. The tooling that clamped and held these bodysides and underbody together for welding was called the "buck". In the early 60's a number of plants had bucks that were manually operated by a person who physically loaded the parts to the fixture and closed misc. clamps to hold the parts for welding.

 

[casadejohnson]

casadejohnson,
I believe the term "buck tag" was coined because the metal tag was generated and attached when the vehicle was "framed" meaning the operation where the bodysides were welded to the floor pan. The tooling that clamped and held these bodysides and underbody together for welding was called the "buck". In the early 60's a number of plants had bucks that were manually operated by a person who physically loaded the parts to the fixture and closed misc. clamps to hold the parts for welding.

Thanks for the information! I was just curious as to where the term came from.

 

[mp]

Found the Buck Tag to my 67! Thanks for the motivation to go out in the garage and look for it:

LGROOF MIR HTR

U15 M

V8 A00498


What does it all mean? If it helps at all, this EB originally had the bulkhead, 289, and possibly a bench seat instead of buckets. Gonna be an uncut Roadster "clone" when I am all done

 

[Scott C.]

LGROOF means the full top.
MIR is for mirror.
HTR is for a heater
U15 is the series code
V8 is for 289CI V8 engine
A00498 is for the sequence number witch should match your VIN

Standard equipment was a bench seat with a bulkhead so no codes needed for them.

 

[Broncitis]

Here is the tag from the 67 U14 were in the middle of restoring now for my mother. I have not gotten a pic of my Dad's 66 U13 yet.

 

[iwlbcnu]

I thought PTO was always dealer installed?

 

[eaglenest66]

Pto

I thought PTO was always dealer installed?

Apparently not. Interesting! Anyone else out there with buck tags?

 

[turbotim2]

Cool thread, I've never seen these before in any of the 4 I have had. Does anyone know how late into the 70's these ran?

 

[70 sport WA]

Cool thread, I've never seen these before in any of the 4 I have had. Does anyone know how late into the 70's these ran?

My 75 F250 has one. Attached is a pic...the funny item next to it is some mechanism to monitor fuel economy (with corresponding light on the dash). The previous owner cut the wire--probably kept flashing in the cab ("YES, I know I only get 8 mpg!") ;D

 

[turbotim2]

My 75 F250 has one. Attached is a pic...the funny item next to it is some mechanism to monitor fuel economy (with corresponding light on the dash). The previous owner cut the wire--probably kept flashing in the cab ("YES, I know I only get 8 mpg!") ;D

Ha! Thats awesome! Back in 75 - 8 mpg for a 3/4 ton truck was probably pretty good! First car was 78 Ford compact with the neck snapping 2.3L and I think it only got 20.

 

[iwlbcnu]

Buck tags are used on alot of cars, I know my 86 GT has one, but seems to be pretty rare on Early Broncos, mostly 66's it looks like.

 

[bosshoff]

I think I foolsihly remember removing a metal tag secured on a wire, and tossing it asside. Mine had writing on it, like a pen makes on tin foil. It was not stamped like some of the others shown. I am going to thave to do a full hard target search in the garage, hen house, farm house, out house, etc. to see if it is still around.:-[