Ford Thunderbird 1965 - Vehicle Identification; Vehicle Identification Plate Details; Body, Paint, and Trim Codes

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VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
GROUP
1
I
EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR
(WHITE
BODY
STYLE
(2 DOOR
LANDAU)
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i
AXLE RATIO CODE
DATE
CODE
26TH DAY
AUGUST)
NTERIORTRIM I
(3.00:1
AXLE
RATIO)
(WHITE
VINYL)
DETROIT DISTRICT
TRANSMISSION CODE
(3-SPEED
DUAL
RANGE
AUTOMATIC)
1
BODY//
COLOR))
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63B
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26H
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VEHICLE
WARRANTY NUMBER
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STATES
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APPLICATIONS
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MOTOR
COMPAN'
MODEL
YEAR
(1965)
ASSEMBLY
PLANT
(WIXOM)
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
"^ENGINE CODE
(8 CYL.
390
CID
ENGINE)
BODY SERIAL
CODE
(2-DOOR
LANDAU)
Fig.
1
-Thunderbird
Warranty
Plate
M1087-C
Figure
1
illustrates
a
Thunderbird
Warranty
plate. The
warranty
plate
is
attached to the
rear
(lock)
face
of
the left door.
The official Vehicle
Identification Number for title
and registration
purposes
is
stamped
on
the
hood support
top
surface to
the right of the
hood lock
plate (Fig.
2). Do not use the
Vehicle
Warranty
Number
which
appears on the
warranty
plate
for title
or registration
purposes.
M1088-B
Fig.
2
-Vehicle
Identification
Number
Location
a
conventional
axle
or
a
letter
for an Equa-Lock axle. The last code
in
the
vehicle
data
is the
Transmission
Code
and
consists
of
one number. The
charts that
follow,
list in
detail
the
various vehicle data codes.
VEHICLE
WARRANTY NUMBER
The vehicle
warranty
number
is
the second
line
of
numbers and
letters
appearing
on
the
Warranty
Plate(Fig. 1). The first number
indicates the model
year.
The
letter
following
the model
year
indicates the
assembly
plant at
which the car
was
manufactured. The next two
numbers
designate the
Body
Serial Code. The letter
following
the
Body
Serial Code
designates the
Engine
Code.
The
remaining
numbers
indicate the
Consecutive
Unit
Number. The
charts that
follow,
list the various Vehicle
Warranty
Number
codes.
BODY SERIAL AND
STYLE
CODES
The two-digit
numeral which
follows the
assembly
plant
code
identifies
the
body
series.
This
two-digit
number
is used in
conjunction with
the
Body
Style Code
in
the Vehicle
Data,
which
consists
of
a
two-digit
number
with
a
letter
suffix. The
following
chart
lists the
Body
Serial
codes,
Body
Style
codes
and the
body
type.
Body
Serial
Code
81
83...
85
87
Body
Style
Code
Body
Type
63D
2-Door
Landau
Special
63A
2-Door
Hardtop
76A
Convertible
63B
2-Door
Landau
VEHICLE
DATA
The
vehicle
data
appears
in
a
line across
the
top
of
the
warranty
plate
(Fig.
1).
The
first
two
letters
and a
number
identify
the
Body
Style. The
following
one
or two
letters
identify
the
Exterior
Paint
Color.
The
next code
consisting
of
two
numbers,
or
a
letter
and a
number,
identifies
the Interior
Trim.
The
Date
Code
showing
the
date the
car
was
manufactured,
follows
the
Trim
Code
and
consists
of two
numbers and
a letter.
The next code gives
the
district
in
which the
car was
ordered and consists
of
two
numbers.
The
next
to
the
last
code is
the
Axle
Ratio
Code and is designated
by
a number for
EXTERIOR
PAINT
COLOR
CODES
Code
A
B
M-32-J
Number
Color
1724-A
Black
1450-A
Dk.
Turq.
Met.
c
1736-A
Med.
Ivy
Gold
Met.
1446-A
1226-A
G
1743-A.
Med.
Silver
Mink
Met.
Lt.
Blue
Lt.
Ivy
Gold