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Early Thunderbird Plate Image & Location

Late Thunderbird Plate Image & Location

Body Codes

Production Date Code or
Date of Manufacture

Transmission Codes

Rear Axle Codes

Transmission ID Drawings

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Early Thunderbird Plate Image & Location

1955-1957: on the firewall (cowl) inside the engine compartment
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Late Thunderbird Plate Image & Location

1958-1962: on the left front body pillar
1963-1966: on the latch face of driver’s door
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Body Codes

1955-1957:

40A = Thunderbird

1958-1961:

63A = 2-door hardtop
76A = convertible

1962-1963:

63A = hardtop
63B = Landau hardtop (vinyl roof)
76A = convertible
76B = convertible sports roadster (after 2/2/62)

1964:

63A = hardtop
63B = Landau hardtop (vinyl roof)
76A = convertible

1965:

63A = hardtop
63B = Landau
76A = convertible

1966:

63A = hardtop (conventional roof)
63C = town hardtop
63D = town landau
76A = convertible
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Production Date Code or
Date of Manufacture

1958-1966: date is listed by day & month (see letter codes below)

A = January

E = May J = September
B = February F = June K = October
C = March G = July L = November
D = April H = August M = December
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Transmission Codes

1955-1957:

1 = 3-speed manual
2 = overdrive
3 = Ford-O-Matic

1961-1965:

4 = Cruise-O-Matic

1958-1960:

1 = manual
2 = overdrive
4 = Cruise-O-Matic

1966:

4 = C6
8 = Cruise-O-Matic
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Rear Axle Codes

1955-1957:

0 = 4.11:1
1 = 3.10:1
2 = 3.56:1
3 = 3.70:1
4 = 3.89:1
5 = 2.91:1
6 = 2.69:1

1960:

3 = 3.10:1
8 = 2.91:1
9 = 3.70:1

1964-1965:

1 = 3.00:1

1958:

1 = 3.10:1
3 = 3.70:1

1961:

6 = 3.00:1
3 = 3.10:1
H = 2.91:1
(locking)

1966:

1 = 3.00:1
3 = 3.20:1
6 = 2.80:1

1959:

1 = 3.10:1
3 = 3.70:1
4 = 2.91:1

1962-1963:

1 = 3.00:1
A = 3.00:1
(equa-lock)

  
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Transmission ID Drawings
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