Ford Thunderbird 1967 - Group 1: Vehicle Identification; Vehicle Warranty Number; Vehicle Data; Official Vehicle Identification Number

Vehicle
Identification
1-1
GROUP
1
I
ASSEMBLY
PLANT CODE
MODEL YEAR
CODE
BODY SERIAL CODE
ENGINE
CODE
CONSECUTIVE
UNIT NUMBER
BODY
TYPE
CODE
COLOR
CODE
TRIM
CODE
TRANSMISSION
CODE
REAR AXLE
CODE
DISTRICT or
DISTRICT
AND
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT CODE
N 1S88-A
p/G.
7
Typical
Warranty
Plate
Thunderbird
VEHICLE
WARRANTY
NUMBER
The
vehicle
warranty
number
is the
first
line
of
numbers
and
letters
appear
ing
on
the
Warranty
Plate
(Fig. 1).
The first
number
indicates
the
model year.
The
letter
following
the
model
year
number indicates
the
manufacturing
as
sembly
plant.
The
next two
numbers
designate
the
Body
Serial Code
followed
by
a
letter
expressing
the
Engine
Code. The
group
of six digits
remaining
on
the
first
line
indicate
the
Consecutive
Unit
Number.
VEHICLE
DATA
The
vehicle
data
appears
on the
second
or
lower line
on the
Warranty
Plate.
The
first two
numbers
and a
letter
identify
the
Body
Style.
A letter or
a
num
ber
appears
next
indicating
the
Exterior Paint
Color followed
by
a
number-
letter
combination
designating
the
Interior
Trim.
To
the right
of
this
code
appears
the
Date
Code
indicating
the
date the
car
was
manufactured.
A
two-
digit
number
next
designates
the
district in
which
the
car
was
ordered and
may
appear in
conjunction
with a
Domestic
Special
Order
or
Foreign Special
Order
number
when
applicable. The
final two
spaces
indicate the
Rear
Axle
Ratio
(numbers
for
regular
axles,
letters
for
locking-types)
and the Trans
mission
type.
OFFICIAL
VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER
The
official
Vehicle
Identification
Number
for
title
and
registration
purposes
is
stamped
on
the
cowl
top
panel tab
right
hand side
of
center
in the
en
gine
compartment
(Fig. 2).
N
1526
-A
FIG.
2
Thunderbird
Identification
Number
Location