Ford Thunderbird 1965 - Vehicle Identification; Exterior Paint Color Codes; Interior Trim Codes

VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
EXTERIOR
PAINT
COLOR
CODES
(Continued)
1544-A
Dk.
Blue Met.
1515-A
Red
.
1619-A
White
921-A
Platinum
P
1738-A
Palomino
Met.
1624-A
Med.
Blue Met.
1879-A
Dk.
Ivy
Green Met.
1744-A
Dk.
Grey
Met.
1631-A
Lt.
Beige
1070-A
Med. Turq.
Met.
1555-A
.....
Rose Beige Met.
1632-A
Maroon Met.
1630-A
Med.
Beige Met.
1734-A
Lt.
Aqua
INTERIOR
TRIM
CODES
Code
Trim
Schemes
11
Silver
Mink
Cloth
and
Vinyl
41
Silver Mink (W
Headrest)
Cloth
and Vinyl
12
Blue Cloth and
Vinyl
42
Blue(W
Headrest)
Cloth
and
Vinyl
16
Black Cloth
and Vinyl
46
Black
(W,
Headrest)
Cloth and
Vinyl
19
Palomino Cloth and
Vinyl
49
Palomino
(W
Headrest)
Cloth
and Vinyl
20
White Vinyl
50
.
White
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
21
Lt. Silver Mink
Met. Vinyl
51
Lt. Silver Mink
Met.
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
22.
Lt.
Blue Met.
Vinyl
52
Lt.
Blue
Met.
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
24
Lt.
Beige Met. Vinyl
54
Lt.
Beige Met.
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
25 Red Vinyl
55
Red(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
26.
Black
Vinyl
56 Black (W
-
Headrest)
Vinyl
27 Lt.
Aqua Metallic
Vinyl
57 Lt.
Aqua Metallic
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
28
Lt. Gold
Metallic
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
29 Med.
Palomino
Vinyl
59
.. Med.
Palomino
(W
Headrest)
Vinyl
30 .
...
White
Pearl
Leather
60 White
Pearl
(W
Headrest)
Leather
32
Lt.
Blue
(Low
Met.)
Leather
62
Lt.
Blue
(Low
Met.)
(W
Headrest)
Leather
33
Burgundy
Leather
63
Burgundy
(W
Headrest)
Leather
35
Red Leather
65
Red
(W,
Headrest)
Leather
36
Black Leather
66
Black
(W.
Headrest)
Leather
39
Med.
Palomino
(Leather
Print)
Leather
69
Med.
Palommo(Leather
Print)(W, Headrest)
Leather
DATE
CODES
The
code
letters
for the
month
are
preceded
by
a
numeral
to
show
the
day
of
the
month
when the
Thunderbird
was
completed.
The
second
year
code
letters
are
to be
used if
model production exceeds
12 months.
First
Second
Month
Model
Year Model
Year
January
A
N
February
B P
March
C
Q
April
....
....D
R
May
E.
. . . S
June
F
T
July
G.
U
August
...
...H.
V
September
J
W
October
K.
X
November
. .
L
Y
December
M Z
DISTRICT CODES
(DSO)
Thunderbirds built to a
Domestic
Special
Order,
Foreign
Special
Order,
or
Pre-Approved
Order
have the
complete order
number
recorded
in this
space.
Also
appearing
in
this space is the
two digit code
number
of the
District
which ordered
the
unit. If
the
unit
is
regular
production,
only
the
District
code
number will
appear.
Code
District
11
Boston
12 Buffalo
13
New
York
14
Pittsburgh
15
Newark
21
Atlanta
22
Charlotte
23
Philadelphia
24
Jacksonville
25
Richmond
26
Washington
31
Cincinnati
32
Cleveland
33
Detroit
34
Indianapolis
35
Lansing
36
Louisville
41
Chicago
42
Fargo
43
Rockford
44
Twin Cities
REAR AXLE
RATIO
CODE
Code
Code
I
istrict
45
Davenport
51
Denver
52
Des
Moines
53
Kansas
City
54
Omaha
55
St.
Louis
61
Dallas
62
Houston
63
Memphis
64 New
Orleans
65
Oklahoma
City
71 Los
Angeles
72
San
Jose
73 Salt
Lake
City
74
Seattle
81
Ford
of
Canada
83
Government
84
Home
Office
Reserve
85
American Red
Cross
89
Transportation Services
90-99
Export
Ratio
3.00:1
TRANSMISSION CODE
Code
6
MODEL
YEAR
The number
5
designates
1965
ASSEMBLY
PLANT
CODES
Code
Assembly
Letter
Plant
A
Atlanta
D
Dallas
E
Mahwah
G
Chicago
H
Lorain
J
Los Angeles
K
Kansas
City
L
Michigan
Truck
Type
3-Speed Dual
Range Automatic
Code
Assembly
Letter
Plant
N
Norfolk
P
Twin
Cities
R
San
Jose
S
Pilot
Plant
T
Metuchen
U
Louisville
W
Wayne
Y
Wixom
Z
St.
Louis
ENGINE
CODES
Code
Type
Z
8
Cylinder
390
Cubic Inch (4
barrel)
9
8
Cylinder
390
Cubic Inch (4
barrel
Low
Compression)
CONSECUTIVE
UNIT
NUMBER
The
assembly plant,
with
each
model
year,
begins with
consecutive
unit
number
100001 and
continues on
for each
unit
built.