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FORD

Body Plate Identification
 
1960 - 1961 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975
1962 Ford Body Data Plate
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1962

 
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
66A
COLOR: Lower Body Color, Upper Body Color
J
TRIM: Trim Color and Material Used
74
DATE: Production Date
19B
DSO: Domestic Special Orders, District Code
72
AXLE: Rear Axle
5
TRANS: Transmission Installed
1
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER:Year, Assembly Plant, Body Series, Engine, Production Sequence
1
2R27U149XXX
 
Style
Fairlane
Thunderbird
Code
Body Style
Code
Body Style
54A Town Sedan 63A Hardtop
62A Club Sedan 63B Hardtop Landau
Galaxie 500
 S(76A) Convertible
54A Town Sedan S(76B) Convertible
62A Club Sedan
Galaxie 500 XL
65A Club Victoria 65B 2 dr. Hardtop
75A Town Victoria
6 Pass.
 76B 2 dr. Convertible
76A Sports Roadster Sunliner
Station Wagon
Galaxie
 71A 9 Pass.Country Squire
6 Pass.
54B Town Sedan 71B Country Sedan
62B Club Sedan 71C Country Sedan
9 Pass.
Fairlane 500
 71D 4 dr. Super Deluxe Ranch Wagon
54B Town Sedan 71E Country Squire
62B Club Sedan  
62C Sports Coupe
Falcon
58A 4 dr. Sedan
58B 4 dr. Sedan Deluxe
59A 4 dr. Ranch Wagon
59B 2 dr. Sta. Wagon
62C 2 dr. Futura
64A 2 dr. Sedan
64B 2 dr. Sedan Deluxe
64C 2 dr. Sedan
Futura
66A Ranchero
71A 4 dr. Ranch Wagon
71B 4 dr. Super Deluxe Wagon
71C 2 dr. Squire Sta. Wagon
78A Sedan Delivery
 
Paint
Code
Color
Code
Color
A Raven Black N Diamond Blue
D Mint Green P Silver Moss
E Viking Blue Q Silver Gray
F Baffin Blue R Tucson Yellow
G Silver Mink T Sandshell Beige
H Oxford Blue U Deep Sea Turquoise
J Rangoon Red V Chestnut
K Chalfonte Blue W Garden Turquoise
L Sahara Rose X Heritage Maroon
M Corinthian White Z Firestone Tan
Paint Chip Palette
 
Trim
Falcon
Thunderbird
Code
Color
Code
Color
11,21 Gray
5, 6
 50 Silver Blue
6
22 Blue
5, 6
 52 Blue
6
23 Green
5, 6
 54 Pearl Beige
6
24 Beige
5, 6
 55 Red
6
27 Turquoise
5, 6
 56 Black
6
64,74,84 Beige
6
 57 Turquoise
6
75 White/Red
5, 6
 59 Chestnut
6
76 White/Black
6
 70 Silver Blue
5, 6
82,76 Blue
6
 72 Blue
5, 6
85 Red
6
 74 Pearl Beige
5, 6
86 Black
6
 76 Black/Gray
5, 6
87 Turquoise
6
 77 Turquoise
5, 6
Ford
 80 Silver Blue
7
12,22,92 Blue
5, 6
 82 Blue
7
13,23,93 Green
5, 6
 84 Pearl Beige
7
14,24 Beige
5, 6
 85 Red
7
15 Black/Red
5, 6
 86 Black
7
16 Black
5, 6
 87 Turquoise
7
17,27 Turquoise
5, 6
 89 Chestnut
7
19 Chestnut
5, 6
  
21 Gray
5, 6
25 White/Red
5, 6
56 Black
6
32,62,72 Blue
6
34,54,74 Beige
6
35 Red
6
37,77 Turquoise
6
39 Chestnut
6
45 Red
5, 6
72 Gray
6
73 Green
6
75,85 White/Red
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 54 Omaha
12 Buffalo 55 St. Louis
13 New York 61 Dallas
14 Pittsburgh 62 Houston
15 Newark 63 Memphis
21 Atlanta 64 New Orleans
22 Charlotte 65 Oklahoma City
23 Philadelphia 71 Los Angeles
24 Jacksonville 72 San Jose
25 Richmond 73 Salt Lake City
26 Washington 74 Seattle
31 Cincinnati 75 Phoenix
32 Cleveland 81 Ford of Canada
33 Detroit 83 Government
34 Indianapolis 84 Home Office Reserve
35 Lansing 85 American Red Cross
36 Louisville 89 Transportation Services
41 Chicago 90-99 Export
42 Fargo
Ford of Canada
43 Rockford B1 Central
44 Twin Cities B2 Eastern
45 Davenport B3 Atlantic
51 Denver B4 Midwestern
52 Des Moines B6 Western
53 Kansas City B7 Pacific
 
Rear Axle
Regular
Locking
Code
Axle Ratio
Code
Axle Ratio
1 3.00:1 A 3.00:1
3 3.20:1 B 3.20:1
5 3.50:1 E 3.50:1
6 3.56:1 F 3.56:1
7 3.80:1 G 3.80:1
8 3.89:1 H 3.89:1
9 4.00:1 Falcon 9 Falcon 4.00:1
9 4.11:1 Galaxie 9 Galaxie 4.11:1
 
Trans
Code
Transmission
Code
Transmission
1 3 Sp. Manual 4 Cruise-O-Matic
2 Overdrive 5 4 Sp. Manual
3 2 Sp. Fordomatic 6 3 Sp. Fordomatic
 
 

1- See 1962 V.I.N information.

2- Thunderbird only

5- Cloth

6- Vinyl
7- Leather
8- Two year code letters to be used if 1962 models exceed 12 months.
If there are any omissions or errors please let us know. Thank you