Ford THUNDERBIRD 1960 - T-bird Identification

THUNDERBIRD IDENTIFICATION
AXLE
PATIO
MODEL ASSEMBLY CONSECUTIVE
YEAR PLANE MOTEL ENGINE UNIT NUMBER
Figure 1 illustrates a Thunderbird rating plate and its elements. The rating
plate is attached to the left door front pillar.
MODEL YEAR
N
The number 0 designates 1960.
I
Medium Blue Metallic I
F Light Blue IJ
H
Beige
Metallic V
X Burgundy Metallic W
J Red Y
.
K Turquoise Metallic 7
ASSEMBLY
PLANT
The letter Y" designates the Lincoln
plant
at Wixom, Mich.
TWO-TONE COLOR
Lower
Color Upper Color
MODEL
71
Tudor
Hardtop
13 Convertible
AM Black
White
MA White Black
ZA
Light
Gray
Metallic
Black
AZ
Black
Light
Gray Metallic
EMGI..’E
V
352 cubic inch V4
430 cubic inch 4V Vi
ZM Light Gray Metallic White
tM Dark Gray Metallic White
JM Red White
Mi White Red
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
JA Red Black
RM Yellow White
The
assembly
plant, with
each model year, begins with consecutive unit
number 100001
and
continues on for each unit built.
RA Yellow Black
XM Burgundy Metallic White
liM Rose Beige Metallic White
BODY
63A Tudor Hardto
ISA Convertible
YM Pink White
VA Pink Black
HM Beige Metallic White
MH White Beige Metallic
COLOR
SOLID
COLOR
KM Turquoise Metallic
White
M K White Turquoise Metallic
CX Light Aqua Turquoise Metallic
A Black
N KC Turquoise Metallic Light Aqua
B Dark Blue
Metallic R
CM Light
Aqua
White
TEANUMISS ION
*11001.4
FIG.
1
-Thunderbird Rating Plate
C Light Aqua. S MC White
Light
Aqua