VIN, Door Plate, and Trim Information

1960-1979


MODEL YEAR
(LAST DIGIT)

• 0: 1960, 1970
• 1: 1961, 1971
• 2: 1962, 1972
• 3: 1963, 1973
• 4: 1964, 1974
• 5: 1965, 1975
• 6: 1966, 1976
• 7: 1967, 1977
• 8: 1968, 1978
• 9: 1969, 1979

ASSEMBLY PLANT CODE

• same for all years - see list below MODEL CODE

1960 - 1966

27 Ranchero
29 Sedan Delivery (1961-1965)

1967 - 1969

47 2dr bench (Ranchero)
48 2dr (500)
49 2dr buckets (500XL, GT)

1970 - 1979

47 500
48 GT
49 Squire

ENGINE CODE

A
289 V-8 225 hp (1965-73)
460 V-8 215 hp (1974)
460 V-8 (1975-76)

C
289 V-8 200 hp (1965-69)
429 V-8 370 hp (1970-74)

F
260 V-8 (1960-67)
302 V-8 210 hp (1968-71)
302 V-8 141 hp (1972-74)
302 V-8 (1977-79)

H
390 V-8 275 hp (1960-67)
390 V-8 280 hp (1968)
351 V-8 250 hp (1969-70)
351 V-8 240 hp (1971)
351 V-8 164 hp (1972-74)
351 V-8 (1975-79)

J 302 V-8 230 hp (1965-69)
429 V-8 375 hp (1970-74)

K
289 V-8 271 hp

L
250 6-cyl. 155 hp(1960-70)
250 6-cyl. 145 hp(1970-71)
250 6-cyl. 99 hp(1972-74)

M
351 V-8 290 hp (1969-70)
351 V-8 285 hp (1971-74)

N
429 V-8 360 hp (1970)
429 V-8 205 hp (1972-74)

Q
428 V-8 335 hp (1969)
351 V-8 248 hp (1972-74)

R
428 V-8 335 hp (w/Ram Air in 1969)

S
144 6-cyl. (1960-66)
390 V-8 315 hp (1967)
390 V-8 325 hp (1968)
400 V-8 168 hp (1972-74)
400 V-8 (1975-79)

T
200 6-cyl.

U
170 6-cyl.

V
223 6-cyl.

W
292 V-8

X
352 V-8 220 hp

Y
352 V-8 300 (1960-66)
390 V-8 265 hp (1967-68)
390 V-8 320 hp (1969---)

Z
390 4-V 315hp (1967-?)

SEQUENCE NUMBER
(-100,000)

Assembly Plant Codes:
A = Atlanta, GA
B = Oakville, Ontario, Canada
C = Ontario Truck
D = Dallas, TX
E = Mahwah, NJ
F = Dearborn, MI
G = Chicago, IL
H = Lorain, OH
J = Los Angeles, CA
K = Kansas City, KS
L = Michigan Truck
N = Norfolk, VA
P = Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
R = San Jose, CA
S = Allen Park, MI
T = Metuchen, NJ
U = Louisville, KY
V = Kentucky Truck
W = Wayne, MI
Y = Wixom, MI
Z = St. Louis, MO

I found this in an archived Ranchero.us message through Google. Original thread....

http://www.ranchero.us/forums/archive/index.php/t-5447.html

 

Door data plate help is here!

These links also came from a past Ranchero.us post accessed through Google...

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/419676

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/419682

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/419684

http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/419687

 

Trim codes

Follow this link for trim codes...

http://www.fordfairlane.com/69interior.html

(Mods, please consider making this all a sticky.)