VintageThunderbird Data Plate Decoder

Vintage Thunderbird
1958 - 1966
Data Plate Decoder

1958 thru 1961 Data Plate (Same codes on 1962 - 1966 Data Plate)
	H - Engine Code 8 - Model Year (1958) Y - Assembly Plant (Wixom) H - Body Style (Thunderbird) 109299 - Consecutive Unit Number Production Totals Original List Prices	63A - Body Type A - Body Color XG - Trim Color 24 - Day of the Month M - Month 4 - Axle 1 - Transmission
On data plates starting with 1960, the VIN took the following form: First digit - Model Year Second digit - Assembly Plant Third & Fourth digits - Model Number Fifth digit - Engine Last six digits - Consecutive unit number

NOTE: In the interest of brevity, some years are grouped together. Not all codes shown may have been used for each year. However, there are no conflicts, and you can interpret your data plate correctly. Therefore, the information below is for data plate decoding only, and is not to be used as a list of options for any given year.

Engine
Year	Code	cid	Carb.	Horsepower	Comp Ratio
1958	H G	352 332	4V 4V	300	10.2 (export)
1959	H J	352 430	4V 4V	300 350	9.6 10.1
1960	Y J	352 430	4V 4V	300 350	9.6 10.1
1961	Z	390	4V	300	9.6
1962	M (mid-year) Z R	390 390 390	3 - 2V 4V 4V	340 300	10.5 9.6 (export)
1963	M M Z 9	390 390 390 390	3 - 2V 3 - 2V 4V 4V	340 340 300	10.5 (early) 10.8 10.8 (export)
1964	Z 9	390 390	4V 4V	300	10.1 (export)
1965	Z 9	390 390	4V 4V	300	10.1 (export)
1966	Z Q 8	390 428 428	4V 4V 4V	315 345	10.5 10.5 (export)

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Transmission
Year	Code	Type
1958	1 2 3 4	Conventional Overdrive Cruise-O-Matic (w/export G engine) Cruise-O-Matic
1959-1960	1 2 4	Conventional Overdrive Cruise-O-Matic
1961-1964	4	Cruise-O-Matic
1965	4	3-Speed Dual Range Automatic
1966	4 8	3-Speed Dual Range Automatic Cruise-O-Matic (dropped mid-Nov 1965)

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Axle
Year	Code	Ratio
1958-1959	1 3 0	3.10 3.70 2.91
1960	3 8 9	3.10 (installed in 352 cid, Cruise-O-Matic) 2.91 (installed in 430 cid, Cruise-O-Matic) 3.70 (installed in 352 cid, Std./Overdrive)
1961	1 3 6 A H F	3.00 3.10 3.00 3.00 (Equa-Lock type) 2.91 (Locking) 3.10 (Equa-Lock type)
1962-1963	1 2 3 6 A B H F	3.00 3.10 (M-series only) 3.10 3.00 3.00 (Equa-Lock type) 3.10 (Equa-Lockw/M-series) 2.91 (Locking) 3.10 (Equa-Lock type)
1964-1966	1 3 4 6 A D	3.00 3.20 3.25 2.80 3.00 (Equa-Lock type) 3.25 (Equa-Lock type)

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Model Number
Year	Model	Body Type
1960-1961	71 73	2-Dr. Hardtop Convertible
1962-1966	81 83 85 87 89	2-Dr. Landau Special (1966 81 Town hardtop) 2-Dr. Hardtop Convertible 2-Dr. Landau Convertible, Sports Roadster
1966	81 87	2-Dr. Town hardtop (painted roof-blind qtr. pillar) 2-Dr. Town landau (vinyl top/Landau bar, blind qtr. pillar)

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Body Type
Year	Code	Body Type
1958-1960	63A 76A	2-Dr. Hardtop Convertible
1961-1963	63A 63B 76A 76B	2-Dr. Hardtop 2-Dr. Landau Hardtop (Vinyl Roof)1962 & 1963 Convertible Convertible, Sports Roadster 1962 & 1963
1964-1966	63A 63B 63C 63D 76A	2-Dr. Hardtop (1966, Conventional Roof) 2-Dr. Landau Hardtop 2-Dr. Town hardtop (Blind Quarter Painted Roof, 1966 only) 2-Dr. Landau Special (1966, Blind Quarter Vinyl Roof) Convertible

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Body and Trim Codes & Colors Note: Two-Tones: Body Color/Roof Color
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1958	A B C D E I K M O P S V W X X Y Z	Raven Black Winterset White Desert Beige Palamino Tan Colonial White Grenadier Red Met. Everglade Green Met. Gulfstream Blue Platinum Met. Primer Special Order Casino Cream Cameo Rose Cascade Green Peach (mid-year) Monarch Blue Met. Regatta Blue	XA XB XC XK XE XF XG XH XL XM	Cloth/Vinyl " " " Vinyl " " " " "	Blue/Blue Green/Green Black/Black Turquoise/Turquoise Blue/White Green/White Red/White Black/White Tan/White Turquoise/White	Black/Gray White/Gray White/Blue White/Green White/Buff Lt. Green/Green Lt. Blue/Blue
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1959	A C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S T U V W Z	Raven Black Baltic Blue Indian Turquoise Colonial White Hickory Tan Glacier Green Tahitian Broze Met. Steel Blue Met. Sandstone Met. Diamond Blue Doeskin Beige Starlight Blue Primer Sea Reef Green Met. Brandywine Red Special Order Flamingo Cordovan Met. Casino Cream Tamarack Green Met. Platinum Met.	54 55 56 57 82 84 85 86 87	Cloth/Vinyl " " " Leather " " " "	Beige Red Black Turquoise Blue Pearl Beige Red Black Turquoise	Black/Black White/Black White/Blue White/Turquoise White/Buff Lt. Blue/Blue Turquoise
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1960	A B C E F H I J K M N P R S T U V W X Y Z	Raven Black Kingston Blue Met. Aquamarine Acapulco Blue Skymist Blue Beachwood Brwn Met Pale Turquoise Monte Carlo Red Sultana Turquoise Met. Corinthian White Diamond Blue Primer Moroccan Ivory Briarcliffe Green Met. Meadowvale Grn Met Rose Glow Met. Palm Springs Rose Adriatic Green Royal Burgundy Met. Gunpowder Gray Met. Platinum Met.	52 53 54 55 56 57 72 73 74 76 77 84 85 86 87	Vinyl " " " " " Cloth/Vinyl " " " " Leather " " "	Dk./Lt. Blue Dk./Lt. Green Dk./Lt. Beige Red/White Black/White Dk./Lt. Turquoise Dk./Lt. Blue Dk./Lt. Green Dk./Lt. Beige Black/Lt. Gray Turquoise Tan Red Black Turquoise	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1961	A C D E F G H I J L M N P Q R S T V W X Y Z	Raven Black Aquamarine Starlight Blue Met. Laurel Green Met. Desert Gold Tawney Beige Chesapeake Blue Met. Green Velvet Met. Monte Carlo Red Sahara Rose White Diamond Blue Nautilus Gray Met. Silver Gray Met. Cambridge Blue Met. Mint Green Honey Beige Palm Springs Rose Garden Turquoise Met. Heritage Burgundy Met. Mahogany Met. Fieldstone Tan Met.	52 53 54 55 56 57 72 73 74 76 77 82 84 85 86 87	Vinyl " " " " " Cloth/Vinyl " " " " Leather " " " "	Blue/Blue Green/Green Beige/Beige Red/Red Black/Black Turquoise Blue/Blue Green/Green Beige/Beige Black/Gray Turquoise Blue Beige Red Black Turquoise	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1962 & 1963	A C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Z	Raven Black Oxford Gray Met. Patrician Green Met. Acapulco Blue Met. Skymist Blue (1962) Silver Mink Met. Caspian Blue Met. Castillian Gold Met. Rangoon Red Chalfonte Blue Sahara Rose Corinthian White Diamond Blue Green Mist Met. Silver Moss Met. Tucson Yellow Cascade Green Met. Sandshell Beige Deep Sea Blue Met. Chestnut Met. Rose Beige (1963) Burgundy Met. Fieldstone Tan Met.	50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 70 72 74 76 77 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 89	Vinyl " " " " " " " " " Cloth/Vinyl " " " " Leather " " " " " " "	Silver Blue Rose Beige (1963) Blue Green Pearl Beige Red Black Turquoise Gold (1963) Chestnut Silver Blue (1962) Blue Pearl Beige Black/Gray or Black/Black Turquoise (1962) Silver Blue Blue White (1963 Monaco Lan) Beige Red Black Turquoise (1962) Chestnut (1962)	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black Landau Top Cobra-grain Black White Brown Blue Rose Beige
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1964	A B C E F G G H I J L M N O P P Q R S T U V W X Z	Raven Black Pagoda Green Princton Gray Met. Silver Mink Met. Arcadian Blue Prairie Tan Praire Bronze (mid-yr) Caspian Blue Met. Florentine Green Rangoon Red Samoan Coral Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Silver Green Met. Praire Bronze PraireTan (mid-yr) Brittany Blue Met. Phoenician Yellow Cascade Green Met. Navaho Beige Patrician Green Met. Sunlight Yellow Rose Beige Met. Vintage Burgundy Met. Chantilly Beige.Met.	50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 71 72 74 76 82 83 85 86 89	Vinyl " " " " " " " " " Cloth/Vinyl " " " Leather " " " "	Rose Beige Silver Blue Blue White/Black accents Pearl Beige Red Black Turquoise Aztec Gold Palomino Silver Blue Blue Pearl Beige Black Blue White/Black accents Red Black Palomino	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black Landau Top Cobra-grain Black White Brown Blue
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1965	A B C E F G H J M N P Q R S T U V W X Z 4 7	Raven Black Midnight Turq Met Honey Gold Met Silver Mink Met. Arcadian Blue Pastel Yellow Caspian Blue Met Rangoon Red Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Praire Bronze Met Brittany Blue Met Ivy Green Met Charcoal Gray Met Navaho Beige Patrician Green Met. Emberglo Met(Sp Lan) Rose Beige Met Vintage Burgundy Met Chantilly Beige Met Frost Turquoise Phoenician Yellow	12,42* 16,46* 19,49* 21,51* 22,52* 23,53* 24,54* 25,55* 26,56* 27,57* 28,58* 29,59* G2.P2* G3,P3* G4,P4* G5,P5* G6,P6* G7,P7* G8,P8* G9,P9* 7D,XD* 32,62* 33,63* 35,65* 36,66* H2,Q2* H3,Q3* H4,Q4* H5,Q5* H6,Q6* H7,Q7* H8,Q8* H9,Q9* * with headrest	Cloth/Vinyl " " Vinyl " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Leather " " " " " " " " " " "	Blue Black Palomino Silver Blue Blue Burgundy Beige Red Black Turquoise Ivy Gold Palomino White/Blue accents White/Burgundy accents White/Beige accents White/Red accents White/Blk & White accents White/Turquoise accents White/Ivy Gold accents White/Palomino accents Parchment/Emberglo accents Blue Burgundy Red Black White/Blue accents White/Burgundy accents White/Beige accents White/Red accents White/Blk & White accents White/Turquoise accents White/Ivy Gold accents White/Palomino accents	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black Tan/Black Landau Top Cobra-Grain Black White Brown Blue
Year	Code	Body Color	Trim	Material	Color	Conv.Top/Lining
1966	A B C E F G H J K L M N O P Q R T U V X Z 2 4 7	Raven Black Midnight Turq. Met Honey Gold Met Silver Mink Met Arcadian Blue Pastel Yellow Caspian Blue Met Rangoon red Nightmist Blue Honeydew Yellow Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Silver Rose Met Antique Bronze Met Brittany Blue Met Ivy Green Met Candyapple Red Tahoe Turquoise Emberglow Met Vintage Burgundy Met Sauterne Gold Met Mariner Turquoise Frost Turquoise Phoenician Yellow	12,42* 16,46* 17,47* 1D,4D* 21,51* 22,52* 23,53* 24,54* 25,55* 26,56* 27,57* 28,58* 62* 65* 66* B2,K2* B3,K3* B4,K4* B6,K6* B7,K7* B8,K8* B9,K9* G1,P1* G2,P2* G3,P3* G4,P4* G6,P6* G7,P7* G8,P8* G9,P9* L2* L3* L4* L6* L7* L8* L9* * with headrest	Cloth/Vinyl " " " Vinyl " " " " " " " Leather " " Vinyl " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Leather " " " " " "	Med./Dk. Blue Black Aqua/Aqua Parchment Silver Blue Blue Burgundy Emberglo Red Black Aqua Ivy Gold Met. Dk. Blue Red Black Parchment/Blue Parchment/Burgundy Parchment/Emberglo Parchment/Black Parchment/Turquiose Parchment/Gold Parchment/Palomino White/Silver Mink White/Blue White/Burgundy White/Emberglo White/Black White/Aqua White/Ivy Gold White/Palomino White/Blue accents White/Burgundy accents White/Beige accents White/Blk&White accents White/Turquoise accents White/Ivy Gold accents White/Palomino accents	Black/Black White/Black Blue/Black Landau Top Levant-Grain Black White Sage Gold Parchment

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Month of Manufacture for All Years
1st Year		2nd Year
A B C D E F G H J K L M	January February March April May June July August September October November December	N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z	January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Dealer Code for All Years (Sales District Office)
Code	Sales Office	Code	Sales Office	Code	Sales Office
11/SD 14/PI 22/CE 25/RP 32/CL 35/FX 42/RG 45/DQ 53/KS 61/DP 64/NR 72/SK 81/CA 82/EX 83 84/HO 85 89	Boston Pittsburgh Charlotte Richmond Cleveland Lansing Fargo Danenport Kansas City Dallas New Orleans San Jose Ford of Canada FMC Export Ops NJ Government FMC Trans & Equip Dept American Red Cross Transportation Services	12/bf 15 23/DI 26/DC 33/DD 36/LX 43/KE 51/DN 54/NB 62/SU 65/KL 73/SC	Buffalo Newark Philadelphia Washington DC Detroit Louisville Rockford Denver Omaha Houston Oklahoma City Sal Lake City	13/BX 21/NK 24/KJ 31/CI 34/NP 41/CX 44/SP 52/DS 55/SL 63/GB 71/LP 74/SE	New York Atlanta Jacksonville Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago Twin Cities Des Moines St. Louis Memphis Los Angeles Seattle
In January, 1966, the following changes occurred.
37 17	Buffalo Washington DC	38 27	Pittsburgh Cincinnati	16 28	Philadelphia Louisville

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Production Totals
Year	Total	Hardtop incl. Landau	Convertible	Sports Roadster
1958 1959 1960	37,892 67,456 90,843	35,758 57,195 78,983	2,134 10,261 11,860
1961 1962 1963	73,051 78,011 63,313	62,535 68,127 56,945	10,516 8,457 5,913	1,427 455
1964 1965 1966	92,465 74,972 69,176	83,267 68,126 64,127	9,198 6,846 5,049

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Original List prices - US Dollars
Year	Hardtop	Convertible	Sports Roadster	Landau 2-dr	Ltd. Edition Landau	Town Hardtop	Town Landau
1958 1959 1960	3631 3696 3755	3929 3979 4222
1961 1962 1963	4170 4321 4445	4637 4788 4912	5439 5563	4398 4548	4748
1964 1965 1966	4486 4486 4395	4953 4953 4845		4589 4589	4639	4452	4552

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