August 17, 2002

Well Taz has found a new home, and is in good hands. After a night at the house, it will stay at Larry's Car Wash and Muffler Shop until I can get a new ignition cylinder and key. Larry Hester has helped me with other automotive projects when I have gotten in over my head. The job: just get it to crank. The last time it was registered was in 1985, so there is nothing but varnish left in the tanks and carb. I did decode the data plate:

U15GLT81459

092 Z U 151 34

C B9Q 26

Here 'tis-

U15= Bronco
G=302 2bbl.
L=Assembled at Michigan Truck plant
T81459= Built in Feb., 1974; 81,459th consecutive vehicle built that year
092= 92" wheelbase
Z=light copper metallic paint
U151=Bronco, full cab
3=parchment interior
4= Bronco rear seat
C=Ford manual 3-speed trans. (column shift)
B9=Ford 3300 rear axle, 3.50 gear ratio
Q= front axle, Dana 44 Locking
26= New Orleans Dealer District code

...and there you have it.