Thunderbird Headquarters, Inc.
Data Plate 1955 - 1957
1955, 1956, 1957
Data Plate Decoder
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P - Engine Code 6 - Model Year (1956) F - Assembly Plant (Dearborn) H - Body Style (Thunderbird) 221739 - Consecutive Unit Number |
40A - Body Type K - Body Color XB - Trim Color 13 - Day of the Month B - Month SD - Dealer Code 155 - Scheduled Item Number |
| Year | Code | CID | Carb. | Transmission | Horsepower | Comp Ratio |
| 1955 | P P P |
292 292 292 |
4V 4V 4V |
3-speed Fordomatic Overdrive |
193 198 198 |
8.5 8.5 8.5 |
| 1956 | M P P P |
292 312 312 312 |
4V 4V 4V 8V |
3-speed Overdrive Fordomatic 3-sp or O/D |
202 215 225 260 |
8.4 8.4 8.4 9.7 |
| 1957 | C D E F |
292 312 312 312 |
2V 4V 8V 4V |
3-speed Fdmtc or O/D Any Any |
212 245 270 300 (spchrgd) |
9.1 9.7 9.7 9.7 |
| Year | Body | Color | Trim | Color | Conv. Top |
| 1955 | A R T E V P S |
Raven Black Torch Red Thunderbird Blue Snowshoe White Goldenrod Yellow Primer Special Color |
XA or A XB or B XC or C XD or D |
Black/White Red/White Turquoise/White Black/Yellow |
Black Canvas (Sewn-in Window) |
| 1956 | A E J K L P Z M Y |
Raven Black Colonial White Buckskin Tan Fiesta Red Peacock Blue Thunderbird Grey Thunderbird Green Goldenglow Yellow Sunset Coral |
XA XB XC XD XF XG |
Black/White Red/White Peacock Blue/White Tan/White Green/White Brown/White |
Black Canvas White Vinyl (Tan Linings) |
| 1957 | A C E F G J V N Y Z Q X G R L H N |
Raven Black Dresden Blue Colonial White Starmist Blue Cumberland Green Willow Green Flame Red Gunmetal Gray Inca Gold Coral Sand Thunderbird Bronze Dusk rose Sun Gold Torch Red Azure Blue Gunmetal Gray Seaspray Green |
XA XH XJ XK XL XM (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57) |
Black/White Red Thunderbird Bronze White Med.Blue/Lt.Blue Med.Green/Lt.Green |
Black Canvas White Vinyl Blue Canvas Tan Canvas (Tan Linings) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Total | Cumulative |
| 1955 1956 1957 |
16,155 15,631 21,380 |
53,166 |
| Year | Price |
| 1955 1956 1957 |
3151 3408 3408 |