[{"id": 15390788, "authorName": "Blueoval3476", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blueoval3476/", "bidAmount": 7500, "content": "$7,500 bid placed by Blueoval3476", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1724711339, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15391276, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@seller\nPic 60 of the engine bay. It looks like a view of your garage floor in front of the radiator. Can we assume the belly pan is missing? Do you have it?\n\nGraphics, letters, numbers on the sheetmetal: painted or removable vinyl?\n\nDo you have any pics of the VIN stamped on the truck that match the one on the data plate? Should be stamped on the right rear bed brace (by the spare tire bracket) and on the cab floor near (or under) the lip of the doghouse.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1724715475, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15392169, "authorName": "edwardshawES", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/edwardshawes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks nice! Same question are the FD letters/insignia painted on our other?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1724724771, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15392356, "authorName": "Captain-Ted25 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/captain-ted25/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The insignia on the doors is a vinyl type decal. If heated any sign shop can remove it. Not sure if I can find the other VIN stamp. But I'll try. Regarding the belly pan, I know of no such thing. Sorry, but I'm more of a parts replacement expert and not a purist about the belly pan.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1724727803, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15394282, "authorName": "elmcity88", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/elmcity88/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Ranchero65 Sure looks like belly pan to me on multiple photos including the top down from the dog house adn the bottom up views of the front axel. @Captain-Ted25 , the truck would likely overheat if it wasn't there - truck looks great!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1724772429, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15396917, "authorName": "Captain-Ted25 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/captain-ted25/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks Elmcity. I believe the siren is actually attached to the belly pan. Back in my youth a belly pan was what you fabricated for a 50 Merc.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1724782938, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15424245, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 7600, "content": "$7,600 bid placed by Ranchero65", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1724968864, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15436446, "authorName": "gtocln", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gtocln/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why was an auxiliary fuel pump installed? Is the cam that drives the mechanical pump worn out?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1725100764, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15436622, "authorName": "gtocln", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gtocln/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Why was an auxiliary fuel pump installed? Isthe cam that drives the mechanical pump worn out?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1725106505, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15439934, "authorName": "Mexican_Spec", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mexican_spec/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I fond it interesting that nobody can successfully mask off the VIN plate so it doesn't get paint on it when the truck is painted.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725129180, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15445442, "authorName": "deelman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deelman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Mexican Spec I find it interesting that very few can successfully take good detailed underbody and floor pan pics of their cars for bid on BaT when that is a whole lot more important to the final bid prices to prospective bidders than a little overspray around the edges of a VIN/Data plate and I feel that few bidders really base their bid on overspray", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725205587, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15446017, "authorName": "Mexican_Spec", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mexican_spec/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@deelman I get that, but taping off a date plate, which is the VIN plate, is not difficult but it seems they all have over spray. Also this is not a zero sum game, the chassis can be clean and the data plate can be without over spray.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1725210807, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15449384, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Based on the fact that a lot of data plates get painted over completely I think the miniscule amount of overspray on this one isn't even worth commenting.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1725233986, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15449822, "authorName": "jimwhitmer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimwhitmer/", "bidAmount": 7700, "content": "$7,700 bid placed by jimwhitmer", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725240197, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15450306, "authorName": "sportydaddy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sportydaddy/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by sportydaddy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725250147, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15451619, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@seller Do you know if this is equipped with the rear ballast weight above the gas tank? Early Econolines did not have the weight but it was added as a recall to most of them.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1725289952, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15451834, "authorName": "stationwagons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stationwagons/", "bidAmount": 9000, "content": "$9,000 bid placed by stationwagons", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725292041, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15455529, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 9100, "content": "$9,100 bid placed by Ranchero65", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725308411, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456805, "authorName": "oswego81", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oswego81/", "bidAmount": 9200, "content": "$9,200 bid placed by oswego81", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725312781, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456813, "authorName": "stationwagons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stationwagons/", "bidAmount": 10100, "content": "$10,100 bid placed by stationwagons", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725312806, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456846, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by Ranchero65", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725312926, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456872, "authorName": "stationwagons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stationwagons/", "bidAmount": 12500, "content": "$12,500 bid placed by stationwagons", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313002, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456881, "authorName": "oswego81", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oswego81/", "bidAmount": 12900, "content": "$12,900 bid placed by oswego81", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313039, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456892, "authorName": "stationwagons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stationwagons/", "bidAmount": 13250, "content": "$13,250 bid placed by stationwagons", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313085, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456921, "authorName": "oswego81", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oswego81/", "bidAmount": 13500, "content": "$13,500 bid placed by oswego81", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313193, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456933, "authorName": "stationwagons", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stationwagons/", "bidAmount": 14990, "content": "$14,990 bid placed by stationwagons", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313224, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456951, "authorName": "edwardshawES", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/edwardshawes/", "bidAmount": 16000, "content": "$16,000 bid placed by edwardshawES", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313301, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15456995, "authorName": "edwardshawES", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/edwardshawes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 9/2/24 for $16,000 to edwardshawES", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1725313421, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 15457053, "authorName": "edwardshawES", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/edwardshawes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks everyone\u2026.. excited been wanting one of these for a bit!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1725313622, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15457145, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@edwardshawES I had a friend who lives nearby go and check this out for me. He came back with a very good report. You should be pleased.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1725313975, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15457327, "authorName": "edwardshawES", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/edwardshawes/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Ranchero66 Thanks Ranchero! I am super excited to grab this one!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1725314679, "type": "comment"}]