1973 Lincoln/Mercury Vehicle Identification Numbers (vin)







LINCOLN * MERCURY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

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1973
First Digit:		Second Digit:
Code	Model Year	Code	Assembly Plant
3	1973	A	Atlanta, GA
		B	Oakville, Canada
		E	Mahwah, NJ
		F	Dearborn, MI
		H	Lorain, OH
		K	Kansas City, KS
		R	San Jose, CA
		S	Allen Park Pilot Plant
		T	Metuchen, NJ
		Y	Wixom, MI
		Z	St. Louis, MO

Third & Fourth Digits:
Code	Body Style	Code	Body Style
Montego		Mercury
02	4 dr. Hardtop Sedan	64	2 dr. Hardtop 1
03	2 dr. Hardtop	66	2 dr. Hardtop Marquis
04	4 dr. Hardtop Sedan MX	67	4 dr. Hardtop 1
07	2 dr. Hardtop MX	68	4 dr. Hardtop Marquis
08	4 dr. Sta. Wagon MX	Monterey Wagon
10	4 dr. Hardtop Sedan MX, 1	72	4 dr. Station Wagon
11	2 dr. Hardtop MX, 1	Marquis
16	2 dr. Fastback GT	74	4 dr. Sta. Wagon 6 Pass.
18	4 dr. Sta. Wagon MX, 2	Marquis Colony Park
Comet		76	4 dr. Sta. Wagon 6 Pass.
30	4 dr. Sedan	Lincoln
31	2 dr. Sedan	81	2 dr. Hardtop
Mercury		82	4 dr. Hardtop Sedan
44	4 dr. Hardtop Pillar Monterey	89	2 dr. Hardtop Mark IV
46	2 dr. Hardtop Monterey	Cougar
54	4 dr. Hardtop Pillar Monterey Custom	91	2 dr. Hardtop
56	2 dr. Hardtop Monterey Custom	92	Convertible
62	4 dr. Hardtop Pillar 1	93	2 dr. Hardtop XR-7
63	4 dr. Hardtop Pillar Marquis	94	Convertible XR-7

Fifth Digit:		Last Six Digits:
Code	Engine	Production Numbers
3	6-250 1 bar. carb., 3	100001/^
A	8-460 4 bar. carb.
C	8-460 4 bar. carb., Police
F	8-302 2 bar. carb.
H	8-351 2 bar. carb.
L	6-250 1 bar. carb.
N	8-429 4 bar. carb.
Q	8-351 4 bar. carb., CJ
R	8-350 H.O.
S	8-400 2 bar. carb.
T	6-200 1 bar. carb.

Location: On plate attached to the top left side of Dashboard. Visible through the windshield.		/^ = and up 1- Brougham option 2- Villager	3- Export

LINCOLN * MERCURY

VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

1973