Vintage Thunderbird
1958 - 1966
Data Plate Decoder1958 through 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-Lock w/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 Door Hardtop Convertible
1962-1966	81 83 85 87 89	2 Door Landau Special (1966 #81 Town hardtop) 2 Door Hardtop Convertible 2 Door Landau Convertible, Sports Roadster
1966	81 87	2 Door Town hardtop (painted roof-blind qtr. pillar) 2 Door Town landau (vinyl top/Landau bar, blind qtr. pillar)

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Body Type

Year	Code	Body Type
1958-1960	63A 76A	2 Door Hardtop Convertible
1961-1963	63A 63B 76A 76B	2 Door Hardtop 2 Door Landau Hardtop (Vinyl Roof)1962 & 1963 Convertible Convertible, Sports Roadster 1962 & 1963
1964-1966	63A 63B 63C 63D 76A	2 Door Hardtop (1966, Conventional Roof) 2 Door Landau Hardtop 2 Door Town hardtop (Blind Quarter Painted Roof, 1966 only) 2 Door 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 Metallic Everglade Green Metallic Gulfstream Blue Platinum Metallic Primer Special Order Casino Cream Cameo Rose Cascade Green Peach (mid-year) Monarch Blue Metallic 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 Light 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 Bronze Metallic Steel Blue Metallic Sandstone Metallic Diamond Blue Doeskin Beige Starlight Blue Primer Sea Reef Green Metallic Brandywine Red Special Order Flamingo Cordovan Metallic Casino Cream Tamarack Green Metallic Platinum Metallic	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 Light 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 Metallic Aquamarine Acapulco Blue Skymist Blue Beachwood Brown Metallic Pale Turquoise Monte Carlo Red Sultana Turquoise Metallic Corinthian White Diamond Blue Primer Moroccan Ivory Briarcliffe Green Metallic Meadowvale Green Metallic Rose Glow Metallic Palm Springs Rose Adriatic Green Royal Burgundy Metallic Gunpowder Gray Metallic Platinum Metallic	52 53 54 55 56 57 72 73 74 76 77 84 85 86 87	Vinyl " " " " " Cloth/Vinyl " " " " Leather " " "	Dark/Light Blue Light/Light Green Light/Light Beige Red/White Black/White Light/Light Turquoise Light/Light Blue Light/Light Green Light/Light Beige Black/Light 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 Metallic Laurel Green Metallic Desert Gold Tawney Beige Chesapeake Blue Metallic Green Velvet Metallic Monte Carlo Red Sahara Rose White Diamond Blue Nautilus Gray Metallic Silver Gray Metallic Cambridge Blue Metallic Mint Green Honey Beige Palm Springs Rose Garden Turquoise Metallic Heritage Burgundy Metallic Mahogany Metallic Fieldstone Tan Metallic	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 Metallic Patrician Green Metallic Acapulco Blue Metallic Skymist Blue (1962) Silver Mink Metallic Caspian Blue Metallic Castillian Gold Metallic Rangoon Red Chalfonte Blue Sahara Rose Corinthian White Diamond Blue Green Mist Metallic Silver Moss Metallic Tucson Yellow Cascade Green Metallic Sandshell Beige Deep-Sea Blue Metallic Chestnut Metallic Rose Beige (1963) Burgundy Metallic Fieldstone Tan Metallic	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 Princeton Gray Metallic Silver Mink Metallic Arcadian Blue Prairie Tan Praire Bronze (mid-year) Caspian Blue Metallic Florentine Green Rangoon Red Samoan Coral Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Silver Green Metallic Praire Bronze Prairie Tan (mid-year) Brittany Blue Metallic Phoenician Yellow Cascade Green Metallic Navaho Beige Patrician Green Metallic Sunlight Yellow Rose Beige Metallic Vintage Burgundy Metallic Chantilly Beige Metallic	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 Turquoise Metallic Honey Gold Metallic Silver Mink Metallic Arcadian Blue Pastel Yellow Caspian Blue Metallic Rangoon Red Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Praire Bronze Metallic Brittany Blue Metallic Ivy Green Metallic Charcoal Gray Metallic Navaho Beige Patrician Green Metallic Emberglo Met(Sp Landau) Rose Beige Metallic Vintage Burgundy Metallic Chantilly Beige Metallic 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/Black & 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/Black & 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 Turquoise Metallic Honey Gold Metallic Silver Mink Metallic Arcadian Blue Pastel Yellow Caspian Blue Metallic Rangoon red Nightmist Blue Honeydew Yellow Wimbledon White Diamond Blue Silver Rose Metallic Antique Bronze Metallic Brittany Blue Metallic Ivy Green Metallic Candy Apple Red Tahoe Turquoise Emberglow Metallic Vintage Burgundy Metallic Sauterne Gold Metallic 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 " " " " " "	Medium/Dark Blue Black Aqua/Aqua Parchment Silver Blue Blue Burgundy Emberglo Red Black Aqua Ivy Gold Metallic Dark Blue Red Black Parchment/Blue Parchment/Burgundy Parchment/Emberglo Parchment/Black Parchment/Turquoise 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/Black & 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 Davenport 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-Door	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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