1968 Ford Vehicle Identification Numbers (vin)









FORD VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

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1968
First Digit:		Second Digit:
Code	Model Year	Code	Assembly Plant
8	1968	A	Atlanta, GA
		B	Oakville, Ont. Canada
		D	Dallas, TX
		E	Mahwah, NJ
		F	Dearborn, MI
		G	Chicago, IL
		H	Lorain, OH
		J	Los Angeles, CA
		K	Kansas City, KS
		N	Norfolk, VA
		P	Twin Cities, MN
		R	San Jose, CA
		S	Pilot Plant
		T	Metuchen, NJ
		U	Louisville, KY
		W	Wayne, MI
		X	St. Thomas, Ont., Canada
		Y	Wixom, MI
		Z	St. Louis, MO

Third & Fourth Digits:
Code	Body Style	Code	Body Style
Mustang		Ford Custom
01	Hardtop	50	2 dr. Sedan Bench seat
02	Fastback	51	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat
03	Convertible Bench seat	Ford Custom 500
Falcon Standard		52	2 dr. Sedan Bench seat
10	2 dr. Club Coupe Bench seat	53	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat
11	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat	Galaxie 500
Futura		54	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat
20	2 dr. Club Coupe Bench seat	55	2 dr. Fastback Hardtop Bench seat
21	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat	56	4 dr. Hardtop Bench seat
Sport Coupe		57	2 dr. Convertible Bench seat
22	2 dr. Bucket seat	58	2 dr. Formal Hardtop
Station Wagon		Ford XL
12	4 dr. Wagon	60	4 dr. Fastback Hardtop Bucket seat
23	4 dr. Deluxe Wagon	61	2 dr. Convertible Bucket seat
Fairlane		LTD
30	2 dr. Sedan Bench seat	62	2 dr. Hardtop Bench seat, formal roof
31	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat, formal roof	64	4 dr. Sedan
31	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat, formal roof	66	4 dr. Hardtop Bench seat
Fairlane 500		Ranch Wagon
33	2 dr. Hardtop	70	6-Pass. 4 dr.
34	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat	Custom Ranch Wagon
35	2 dr. Hardtop	71	6 Pass. 4 dr., Wagon
36	2 dr. Convertible	72	10 Pass. 4 dr., Wagon
Station Wagons		Country Sedan
32	4 dr. Fairlane	73	6 Pass. 4 dr.
37	4 dr. Fairlane 500	74	10 Pass. 4 dr.
38	4 dr. Torino Squire	Country Squire
Torino		75	6 Pass. 4 dr., Wagon
40	2 dr. Hardtop Bench seat	76	10 Pass. 4 dr., Wagon
41	4 dr. Sedan Bench seat	Thunderbird
Torino GT		83	2 dr. Hardtop
42	22C, 2 dr. Fastback Hardtop Bucket seat	84	2 dr. Hardtop Landau
43	2 dr. Convertible Bucket seat	87	4 dr. Landau
44	2 dr. Formal Hardtop Bucket seat

Fifth Digit:
Code	Engine	Code	Engine
2	6-200 1 bar. carb.,Low Comp.	P	8-428 4 Bar. Carb., Police
5	6-240 1 bar. carb., Low Comp.	Q	8-428 4 Bar. Carb.
6	8-302 2 bar. carb., Low Comp.	R	8-428 4 Bar. Carb., CJ
8	8-428 4 bar. carb., Low Comp.	S	8-390 4 Bar. Carb.,GT
B	6-240 1 bar. carb., Police	T	6-200 1 Bar. Carb.
C	8-289 2 Bar. Carb.	U	6-170 1 bar. carb.
E	6-240 1 Bar. Carb., Taxi	V	6-240 1 Bar. Carb.
F	8-302 2 Bar. Carb.	W	8-427 4 Bar. Carb., Hi. perf.
J	8-302 4 bar. carb.	X	8-390 2 bar. carb., Prem. fuel
N	8-429 4 bar. carb.	Y	8-390 2 Bar. Carb.
		Z	8-390 4 Bar. Carb.

Last Six Digits:
Production Numbers
100001/^ (Ford)		500001/^ (Mercury)
800001/^ (Lincoln/Continental Mark)

Location: Stamped into an aluminum tab that is attached to the dash board on the passenger side , which is visible through the windshield.		/^ = and up

FORD

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

1968