District Code; Model Codes; Vehicle Warranty Number; Engine Codes - Ford Thunderbird 1964 Shop Manual

THUNDERBIRD IDENTIFICATION
TRIM
(Continued)
Code
Crinkle Vinyl
55
Red
56
Black
57
Light Turquoise D/L
58
Light Aztec Gold
59
Light Palomino
Pompeii Cloth
and
Crinkle Vinyl
71
Silver Blue Light Silver Blue Metallic
72
Blue Light Blue D/L
74
Beige Pearl Beige
76
Black Black
Crinkle Leather
82
Light Blue D/L
83
White
85
Red
86
Black
89
Light Palomino
DATE
The
code
letters
for the
month
are preceded
by
a numeral
to
show
the day
of
the
month when
the Thunderbird
was completed.
The
second year code
letters
are
to be
used
if
model production exceeds
12
months.
First
Second
Month Model Year 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
DSO
Thunderbirds built
to
a
Domestic Special
Order,
Foreign Special
Order,
or
Pre-Approved Order have the
complete order number recorded
in this
space.
Also
appearing
in this
space
is
the two
digit
code number of
the
District
which ordered
the
unit.
If the
unit
is
regular
production, only the
District
code number will appear.
AXLE CODE
Code
1.
Ratio
.3.00:1
DISTRICT CODE
Code
District
11 Boston
12 Buffalo
13
New York
14 Pittsburgh
15 Newark
21
Atlanta
22 Charlotte
23 Philadelphia
24 Jacksonville
25
Richmond
26
Washington
31 Cincinnati
32 Cleveland
33 Detroit
34 Indianapolis
35 Lansing
36
Louisville
41
Chicago
42
Fargo
43
Rockford
44
Twin Cities
Code District
45 Davenport
51 Denver
52 Des Moines
53 Kansas City
54 Omaha
55 St. Louis
61 Dallas
62
Houston
63 Memphis
64 New Orleans
65
Oklahoma
City
71 Los Angeles
72 San Jose
73 Salt Lake City
74
Seattle
81 Ford
of
Canada
83 Government
84
Home Office
Reserve
85
American Red Cross
89
Transportation Services
90-99 Export
TRANSMISSION CODE
Code
4
Type
Cruise-O-Matic
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
Example (Fig. 1): 4Y87Z100001
4 1964 Model
Y Wixom Assembly Plant
87 Tudor Landau
Z 8 Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch
100001 First Unit built
MODEL YEAR
The
number
"4"
designates 1964
ASSEMBLY PLANT CODES
Code
Y
5
Location
Wixom
Assembly Plant
Pilot Plant
MODEL CODES
Code
Type
83
Tudor
Hardtop
85
Convertible
87
Tudor Landau
ENGINE CODES
Code
Type
Z 8 Cylinder
390 Cubic Inch
(4
barrel)
9 8 Cylinder 390
Cubic Inch (4
barrel Low
Compression)
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
The assembly
plant,
with each
model
year,
begins
with
consecutive
unit
number
100001
and continues on
for
each unit
built.