Ford Mercury Colony 1968 - District Codes (Dso); Date Codes

Group 1 — Vehicle Identification
1-3
REAR AXLE RATIO CODES
A number designates a convential axle, while a letter designates a
locking differential.
FORD
Code
1
3
5
9
7
8
Ratio
2.75:1
2.80:1
3.00:1
3.10:1
3.25:1
3.50:1
Code
A
C
E
_
G
Ratio
2.75:1
2.80:1
3.00:1
_
3.25:1
EXTERIOR
Code
A
B
F
|
M
N
0
P
Q
R
T
u
W
X
Y
2
6
PAINT COLOR
M-30-J
M-32-J
1724-A
3059-A..
3065-A
2041-A
1619-A
921-A
2040-A
2065-A
1624-A .
3067-A
2008-A
1070-A
3120-A
3061-A
3073-A..
2050-A
1631-A
CODES
Color
Black
Maroon
Dark Aqua Met.
Lime Green Met
White
Diamond Blue
Light Green
Pewter Met
Medium Blue Met
Dark Green Met
Red
Med Aqua Met
Yellow
Dark Blue Met.
Med Gold Met
Rose Met
Light Beige
DISTRICT CODES (DSO)
Units built on a Domestic Special Order, Foreign Special Order, or
other special orders will have the complete order number in this
space. Also to appear in this space is the two-digit code number of
the District which ordered the unit. If the unit is a regular produc-
tion unit, only the District code number will appear.
MERCURY
Code
11
16
15
17
21
22
23
26
31
32
33
District
Boston
.. Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Atlanta
.. Dallas
Jacksonville
Memphis
.. Buffalo
.. Cincinnati
.. Cleveland
Code
34
41
42
46
51
52
53
54
84
90
District
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Denver
Los Angeles
Oakland
Seattle
Home Office Reserve
Export
Code
District Code District
11 Boston 52 ..
13 New York S3 ..
15 Newark 54 ..
16 Philadelphia 55 ..
17 Washington 61 ..
21 Atlanta 62 ..
22 Charlotte 63 ..
24 Jacksonville 64 ..
25 Richmond 65 ..
27 Cincinnati 71 ..
28 Louisville 72 ..
32 Cleveland 73 ..
33 Detroit 74 ..
34 Indianapolis 75 ..
35 Lansing 81 ..
37 Buffalo 83 ..
38 Pittsburgh 84 ..
41 Chicago 85 ..
42 Fargo 89 ..
43 Milwaukee 90-99
44 Twin Cities
45 Davenport
51 Denver
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Dallas
Houston
Memphis
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
San Jose
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Phoenix
Ford of Canada
Government
Home Office Reserve
American Red Cross
Transportation Service
Export
FORD OF CANADA
Bl
B2
B3
11 thru 17
Central
Eastern
Atlantic
Export
B4
B6...
B7...
Midwestern
Western
.. . Pacific
Note: Lincoln-Mercury units will use suffix "A" in place of "B".
DATE CODES
A number signifying the date precedes the month code letter. A
second-year code letter will be used if the model exceeds 12 months.
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Code
First Year
A
B
c
D
.... E
.... F
G
H
.... J
K
L
.... M
Code
Second Year
N
p
Q
R
s
T
U
V
W
X
. ... Y
Z