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Body Plate Identification
1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975
Wanted pictures of body plates
1969 Under Construction Data Is Incorrect 
Location: Attached to the left front body pillar, between the front door hinges.
              Fairlane, Falcon: Attached to the left front door below the door lock.
BODY: Body Style 59A
COLOR: Lower Body Color, Upper Body Color BA
TRIM: Trim Color and Material Used 01
DATE: Production Date 12F
DSO: Domestic Special Orders, District Code 11
TRANS: Transmission Installed 5
AXLE: Rear Axle 5 
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER:Year, Assembly Plant,
Body Series, Engine, Production Sequence 1
 4D76B100001
 
Style
Fairlane Custom 500
Code Body Style Code Body Style
54A 4 dr. Town Sedan 54B 4 dr. Sedan
62A 2 dr. Club Sedan Fairlane 500
71B 4 dr. Custom Ranch Wagon 54B 4 dr. Town Sedan
71D 4 dr. Ranch Wagon 62B 2 dr. Club Sedan
Falcon 65A 2 dr. Hardtop
54A 4 dr. Sedan 65B 2 dr. Sports Coupe
54B 4 dr. Sedan Futura Ford Custom
54D 4 dr. Sedan 54E 4 dr. Sedan
59A 2 dr. Sta. Wagon 62B 2 dr. Sedan
62A 2 dr. Sedan 62E 2 dr. Sedan
62B 2 dr. Sedan Futura Thunderbird
62D 2 dr. Sedan 63A 2 dr. Hardtop
63B 2 dr. Hardtop Futura, 4 63B 2 dr. Hardtop Landau
63C 2 dr. Hardtop Futura, 3 76A Convertible
63D 2 dr. Hardtop Sprint, 3 Galaxie 500 XL
63E 2 dr. Hardtop Sprint, 4 63C 2 dr. Sportroof Fastback, 3
71A 4 dr. Sta. Wagon 57C 4 dr. Hardtop 3
71B 4 dr. Deluxe Ranch Wagon 76B Convertible
71C Squire Mustang
76A Convertible Futura 4 65A 2 dr. Hardtop
76B Sports Convertible Futura 3 76A 2 dr. Convertible
76D Convertible Sprint 3 Galaxie
76E Convertible Sprint 4 71A 9 Pass. Country Squire
Galaxie 500 71B 6 Pass. Country Sedan
54A 4 dr. Town Sedan 71C 9 Pass. Country Sedan
57B 4 dr. Hardtop 71E 6 Pass. Country Squire
62A 2 dr. Club Sedan  
63B 2 dr. Sportroof Fastback
76A Convertible
 
PAINT
Code Color Code Color
3 11 Poppy Red M Wimbledon White
A Raven Black N 2 Diamond Blue
B Pagoda Green P 11 Prairie Bronze
D Mint Green Q 2 Brittany Blue
D 9 Dynasty Green R Phoenician Yellow
E 2 Silver Mink S 2 Cascade Green
F 2 Arcadian Blue T Navaho Beige
F Guardsman Blue V 2 Sunlight Yellow
G Prairie Tan W 2 Rose Beige
H 2 Caspian Blue X Vintage Burgundy
J Rangoon Red Y Skylight Blue
K Silver Smoke Gray Z Chantilly Beige
L 2 Samoan Coral Z Firestone Tan
Paint Chip Palette
 
Vinyl Roof
Code Color Code Color
A Black C Brown
B White D Blue
 
Convertible Roof
Code Color Code Color
1 Black 4 Blue
2 White  
 
Trim
Galaxie Falcon
Code Color Code Color
3 Green 6 12,22 Blue 5, 6
4,42,64 Beige 6 14,24 Beige 5, 6
12,22,32 Blue 5, 6 15,25 Red 5, 6
14,24,34 Beige 5, 6 27,67 Turquoise 5, 6
15,25,35 Red 5, 6 44,64 Beige 6
16 Black 5, 6 62,82 Blue 6
17,27 Turquoise 5, 6 65,85 Red 6
42,72 Blue 6 66,86 Black 6
42,75,85 Red 6 69,89 Palomino 6
42,77,87 Turquoise 6 87 Turquoise 6
63,82 Blue 6 Thunderbird
71,81 Silver 6 50 Rose 6
74,84 Beige 6 51 Silver 6
76,86 Black 6 52 Blue 6
79,89 Palomino 6 54 Beige 6
80 White 6 55 Red 6
Fairlane 56 Black 6
4,44,64 Beige 6 57 Turquoise 6
12,22 Blue 5, 6 58 Gold 6
14,24 Beige 5, 6 59 Palomino 6
15,25 Red 5, 6 71 Silver 5, 6
27 Turquoise 5, 6 72 Blue 5, 6
42,62 Blue 6 74 Beige 5, 6
65,85 Red 6 76 Black 5, 6
66,86 Black 6 82 Blue 7
69,89 Palomino 6 83 White 7
80 White 6 85 Red 7
81 Silver 6 86 Black 7
82 Blue 6 89 Palomino 7
Ford Mustang
12,22,32 Blue 5, 6 42 White/Blue 6
14,24,34 Beige 5, 6 45 White/Red 6
15,25,35 Red 5, 6 46 White/Black 6
17,27 Turquoise 5, 6 48 White/Ivy Gold 6
18,28,38 Gold 5, 6 49 White/Palomino 6
26 Black 5, 6 56 Black 5, 6
29 Chestnut 5, 6 82 Blue 6
39,69,89 Chestnut 6 85 Red 6
42,52,72 Blue 6 86 Black 6
44,54 Beige 6 89 Palomino 6
45,55,75 Red 6  
56,66,86 Black 6
57,77 Turquoise 6
58,78 Gold 6
74,94 Beige 6
80 Rose 6
82,92 Blue 6
85,95 Red 6
87,97 Turquoise 6
88,98 Gold 6
 
Date
Code Month Code Month
A January N 8 January
B February P 8 February
C March Q 8 March
D April R 8 April
E May S 8 May
F June T 8 June
G July U 8 July
H August V 8 August
J September W 8 September
K October X 8 October
L November Y 8 November
M December Z 8 December
 
District Codes
Code District Code District
11 Boston 55 St. Louis
12 Buffalo 61 Dallas
13 New York 62 Houston
14 Pittsburgh 63 Memphis
15 Newark 64 New Orleans
21 Atlanta 65 Oklahoma City
22 Charlotte 71 Los Angeles
23 Philadelphia 72 San Jose
24 Jacksonville 73 Salt Lake City
25 Richmond 74 Seattle
26 Washington 75 Phoenix
31 Cincinnati 81 Ford of Canada
32 Cleveland 83 Government
33 Detroit 84 Home Office Reserve
34 Indianapolis 85 American Red Cross
35 Lansing 89 Transportation Services
36 Louisville 90-99 Export
41 Chicago 84-0007 Spec. Lightweight Vehicle 12
42 Fargo 84-0018 Spec. Lightweight Vehicle 13
43 Rockford Ford of Canada
44 Twin Cities B1 Central
45 Davenport B2 Eastern
51 Denver B3 Atlantic
52 Des Moines B4 Midwestern
53 Kansas City B6 Western
54 Omaha B7 Pacific
 
Rear Axle
Regular Locking
Code Axle Ratio Code Axle Ratio
1 3.00:1 A 3.00:1
2 3.10:1 B 3.10:1
2 9 3.10:1 B 9 3.10:1
3 3.20:1 C 3.20:1
4 3.25:1 D 3.25:1
4 14 3.25:1 E 3.25:1
5 14 3.50:1 F 3.50:1
6 2.80:1 F 2.80:1
7 3.80:1 G 3.80:1
8 3.89:1 H 3.89:1
9 9 4.00:1 I 4.00:1
9 14 4.11:1 I 4.11:1
 
Trans
Code Transmission Code Transmission
1 Standard 4 Cruise-O-Matic
2 Overdrive 5 4 Sp. Manual
3 2 Sp. Fordomatic 6 C4 Dual Range Automatic
  
1- See 1964 V.I.N information.

2- Thunderbird only

3- Bucket seats

4- Bench Seat
 
5- Cloth

6- Vinyl

7- Leather
 
8- Two year code letters to 
    be used if 1964 models 
    exceed 12 months.

9- Falcon only

10- Fairlane & Galaxie 
11- Mustang

12- Automatic trans

13- 4 Speed manual trans

14- Galaxie only
If there are any omissions or errors please let us know. Thank you
 
1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975