Who has it game?

[Viperwolf1]

The last factory T-shift should be a '73 around VIN #Q80000. Who has the closest VINs with T and J shifters?

 

[rustbucket]

My '73 is VIN # Q82843, and has a J-shift. Built in December, 1972.

There is a '73 on eBay with a T-shift that was built in 10/72 with a vin of Q51614
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973...ars_Trucks&hash=item43b4407e1c#ht_39387wt_974

 

[JWMcCrary]

My 73 is Q68595 and is a J shift

 

[jn2630]

#Q71673 T shift 73'

 

[jn2630]

Did I win? Whats my prize??

 

[Viperwolf1]

We ain't found it yet.

 

[JWMcCrary]

My 73 is Q68595 and is a J shift

Hmmm, so I take it my 73 should be a factory T shift?

 

[broncnaz]

Q61373 t shift bought new.
might be hard to nail any VIN down to the last as things always slip by at the factory that last box of old parts gets found then used several VIN later. I wonder if any of the 72 Rangers got a J shift. Since it was a new model being debuted.

 

[MarsChariot]

The wife's old '73, now owned by PonyPower, was a T-shift, built in October72.
VIN Q66135.

 

[dube]

i dont like this game, i have a 71 and a 75. no fare

 

[rustbucket]

Were Bronco's made in more than one assembly line? That would possibly explain why JW's J shift is earlier than jn2630's T shift.

 

[Viperwolf1]

Were Bronco's made in more than one assembly line?

No, just one plant.

 

[Viperwolf1]

i dont like this game, i have a 71 and a 75. no fare

'71 is a good year for another game, last D30.

 

[okie4570]

'71 is a good year for another game, last D30.

I'll be patiently waiting;D

 

[broncnaz]

Start your own post on the 71's. Luckily my 71 has a D44. Really unless you bought the vehicle new or it was a one other owner vehicle that had all records on it. Then you can never be 100% on many of these things as you never know what was swapped in over the last 40+ years. Although I would say that t cases are probably one of the least swapped items. So it stands to reason they may be what came in the vehicle. Front axles well that can be tough to verify. I believe there were also some pre 72 factory replacment D44's that had king pins

 

[Viperwolf1]

The D44 was supposedly started with K20001.

 

[MarsChariot]

I got a 71 with known D44 (with Trak-Lok) from factory, a January 71 build and K80955...

 

[okie4570]

71' with a D44 k67479 12/21/70 build. How did you discover the Trak-Lok from the factory?

 

[broncnaz]

Guess the threads been hijacked. 71 D44 k34101 sep 70 build.

front LS codes are usually on the VIN tag last letter in the axle code. before 73 either N or J usually denoted a front LS. from 73 the J was for power steering. Not sure if they still had a code for the front LS after that. I think I've heard of Q being a code as well but not positive on that.

 

[DirtDonk]

I've noticed that '72 was one of those "late years" where Ford ran the model year '72 right up into October. So, depending on who was doing the paperwork at the time(?), and who's done it in recent years in what state, there may be some cross over.
There are at least a few here with registered '72's with automatic transmissions and power steering.
Hmm, I wonder if these very early automatics still got the J-shift, or if some of them have the T-shift?

Adarcy here has a Bronco originally sold as a '69, but when it got to Texas it was registered as a '70 for some reason.

Paul