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Data Plate United States

 


Always 4 for 1964 starting with 100001, vehicle number for that plant
The data plate came in 2 colors:
Black for M30J non-Acrylic Enamel & Gray for M32J Acrylic Enamel

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Body Style
 

Body Style Numbers
57 = 4-Door Hardop 54 = 4-Door Sedan
63 = 2-Door Hardtop 62 = 2-Door Sedan
76 = Convertible 71 = Station Wagon
 

Custom

54E  4-Door Sedan
 

62E  2-Door Sedan
 

Custom 500

54B  4-Door Sedan
 

62B  2-Door Sedan
 
 

Galaxie 500

54A  4-Door Sedan
 
62A  2-Door Sedan
 

57B  4-Door Hardtop
 
63B  2-Door Hardtop
 

76A  2-Door Convertible
 
 

Galaxie 500/XL

57C  4-Door Hardtop
 
63C  2-Door Hardtop
 

76B  2-Door Convertible
 
 
Country Sedan
71C  4-Door 6 Passenger Station Wagon
71B  4-Door 9 Passenger Station Wagon
 		 Country Squire
71E  4-Door 6 Passenger Station Wagon
71A  4-Door 9 Passenger Station Wagon
 

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Date

Month 1st Model Year 2nd 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

 

 

 

 

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DSO  

Domestic Special Orders, Foreign Special Orders and Pre-Approved Special Orders have the complete order number recorded in this space.  Also the appear in this space is the two-digit code number of the District which ordered the unit.  It=f the unit is regular production, only the District code number will appear.

 
Code District Code District
11 Boston 51 Denver
12 Buffalo 52 Des Moines
13 New York 53 Kansas City
14 Pittsburgh 54 Omaha
15 Newark 55 St. Louis
21 Atlanta 61 Dallas
22 Charlotte 62 Houston
23 Philadelphia 63 Memphis
24 Jacksonville 64 New Orleans
25 Richmond 65 Oklahoma City
26 Washington 71 Los Angeles
31 Cincinnati 72 San Jose
32 Cleveland 73 Salt Lake City
33 Detroit 74 Seattle
34 Indianapolis 75 Phoenix
35 Lansing 81 Ford of Canada
36 Louisville 83 Government
41 Chicago 84 Home Office Reserve
42 Fargo 85 American Red Cross
43 Rockford 89 Transportation Services
44 Twin Cities 90-99 Export
45 Davenport    
84-0007  Special Lightweight Vehicle with Automatic
84-0018  Special Lightweight Vehicle with 4-Speed
FORD of CANADA
B1 Central B4 Midwestern
B2 Eastern B6 Western
B3 Atlantic B7 Pacific

 

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Assembly Plant

A Atlanta
D Dallas
E Mahwah
G Chicago
J Los Angeles
N Norfolk
P Twin Cities
S Pilot Plant
U Louisville
W Wayne
  Z St. Louis

 

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Body Serial
 

Body Serial Numbers
 
1st digit = product line		  

5 = Custom/Custom 500

 6 = Galaxie 500/500XL

7 = Station Wagon
 
2nd digit = door style		  
even number = 4 door Sedan or 2 door Hardtop odd number = 2 door Sedan or Convertible
 

Custom

54  4-Door Sedan
 

53  2-Door Sedan
 

Custom 500

52  4-Door Sedan
 

51  2-Door Sedan
 
 

Galaxie 500

62  4-Door Sedan
 
61  2-Door Sedan
 

64  4-Door Hardtop
 
66  2-Door Hardtop
 

65  2-Door Convertible
 
 

Galaxie 500/XL

60  4-Door Hardtop
 
68  2-Door Hardtop
 

69  2-Door Convertible
 
 
Country Sedan
72  4-Door 6 Passenger Station Wagon
74  4-Door 9 Passenger Station Wagon
 		 Country Squire
76  4-Door 6 Passenger Station Wagon
78  4-Door 9 Passenger Station Wagon
 

for a more detailed view of the available models, click here models

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