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BODY
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
PATENT PLATE
The patent
plate is
riveted to
the
left,
front
body pillar
between the upper and lower hingeo
The
letters and numerals
stamped on the
forst
two
lines
of this plate are codes which
identify the vehicle
by
serial
number,
bady type,
color,
trim, date,
transmission,
and
axle ratio.
EXAMPLE:
1
W
62
X 500,001
Mode
l
year-
-- - - - - ' ,
J
Assembly Plant
o - -
-- - o - -
First
line
Body Series
Identifocation- -
-- - o -
-'
Engine
Identifocation-
- - - - -
-- - - - '
Consecutive Unit
Number
o
-
- - - - -
-- - - -
---'
Second line {Body
and
Chassis Data}
54B
AM
36
15J
5
3
Body Sty
I
e-
- - - - - - ' I
I
Body Color
_ _ _
__ _
__
--..J
Trim- - - - - - - - -
--
--
-- - '
Date - - - -
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - '
Transm
issian- - -
-- - -
-- - - -
--
----'
Rear Ax
le
Ratio
- - - - -
--
- - - -
--
The following information will permit decoding
the
data
on
a 1961 Mercury Patent
Plateo
M
-77
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