Grill in my 70 F100 Shortbox

icabean · Post by **icabean** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:29 pm

According to the identification link the grill on my 1970 looks more like the 69? The VIN number checks out as a 70. Can anybody shed any light on this?

Thanks, -LAnce

trukcrazy · Post by **trukcrazy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:38 pm

Welcome Lance. Stop by the welcome mat and introduce yourself and post more pictures. It does look like a 69 grill, maybe a PO changed it out.

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:42 pm

Its a pretty clean 69 grille too.

to the site. Yes, stop by the "Welcome Mat" and intro yourself and your ride. Post some pics also.

Post by **FORDification** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:43 pm

Howdy neighbor! We're pretty close to each other!

That's definitely a '69 grille, but your truck IS a '70. That's apparent from the '70-'72 hood letters and aluminum trim across the front lip of the hood. Your lower valance panel (below the grille) is also the '70-'72 style, evident by the wider notch for the turn signal indicators. In fact you can see the two holes that mounted the '70-'72 turn signal indicators to the valance.

I'd say a previous owner just preferred the look of the older (non-plastic) grilles. Nice-looking truck!

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:50 pm

Man many of us would kill for a grill that nice!

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:57 pm

What are those dark marks below the F-O-R-D letters?...Did it have a bug deflecter or something at one time?..

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:19 am

Still looks good though. If you realy want a 70's grill and somebody wants or needs a 69 grill then perhaps some horse trading would be good.

Just pay for each others shipping.

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:59 pm

Awesome Grill! Wow!

icabean · Post by **icabean** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:34 pm

Thanks for the nice welcome and great information. I do really like the 69 grill a feel that it looks just fine. I guess I was just curious. From what I was told the trucks original owner was a rancher in western Nebraska. Yes, I think he probably mounted a bug guard or something on the front of the hood.
I don't have any pictures of the inside of the bed, but there are some spots where it is rusted through. They left some rags and junk setting in there

I will have figure out what to do with that when I get it home here - maybe around Christmas.
Thanks again,
-LAnce

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