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	Vehicile Identification Numbers 1964-65 Commonly referred to as the VIN NUMBER, this series of numbers and letters is stamped on the top upper flange of the left front fender apron.

FIRST DIGIT: Identifies the model year (5= 1965)

FIFTH DIGIT: Identifies the engine
ENGINE	CODE	Hp@rpm	CR
170 CID 6-cyl	U	101@440 0	8.7
260 CID V-8 2 BC	F	164@440 0	8.8
289 CID V-8 4 BC,reg. fuel	D	210@440 0	9.0
289 CID V-8 4 BC, Hi-perf	K	120@440 0	9.2

SECOND DIGIT: Identifies the assembly plant
PLANT	CODE
Dearborn, MI	F
San Jose, CA	R
Metuchen, NJ	T

THIRD AND FOURTH DIGITS: Identify the body type
2-Dr Hardtop	07	Fastback	09
2-Dr Hardtop	08

LAST SIX DIGITS: Represent the basic production number. Starting number 100001/up

VEHICLE CERTIFICATION TAG The tag is located on the rear face of the left door.
Information indicated on the label includes the vehicle identification
number, body color, trim, transmission type, axle ratio, date and DSO codes.

THE BODY CODE:
Fastback	Std. Bucket	63A
Hardtop	Std. Bucket	65A
Convertab le	Std. Bucket	76A
Fastback	Luxury	63B
Hardtop	Luxury	65B
Convertab le	Luxury	76B
Hardtop	Std. Bench	65C
Convertibl e	Std. Bench	76C

THE EXTERIOR COLOR CODE:
Raven black	A
Pagoda Green	B
Pace Car White	C
Dynasty Green	D
Guardsman Blue	F
Caspian Blue	H
Rangoon Red	J
Silversmoke Gray	K
Wimbledon White	M
Prairie Bronze	P
Cascade Green	S
Sunlight Yellow	V
Vintage Burgundy	X
Skylight Blue	Y
Chantilly Beige	Z
Poppy Red	3
Twilight Turquoise	5
Phoenician Yellow	7

THE INTERIOR TRIM:
White/Blue	42
White/Red	45
White/Black	46
White/ivy gold	48
White/Palomin o	49
Black	56
Blue	82
Red	85
Black	86
Palomino	89

THE DATE CODE: Indicates the date the vehicle was manufactured. A number signifying the day of the month precedes a letter which denotes the month. A second-year code letter will be used if the model exceeds 12 months. August 17, is the last 1964 production day.
MONTH	FIRST YEAR	SECOND YEAR
January	A	N
February	B	P
March	C	Q
April	D	R
May	E	S
June	F	T
July	G	U
August	H	V
Sept.	J	W
October	K	X
November	L	Y
December	M	Z

THE DSO CODE: Units built on a Domestic Special order, Foreign Special Order, or other special orders will have the complete order number in this space. Also to appear in this space is the two-digit code number of the district which ordered the unit. If the unit is a regular production unit, only the district code number will appear.
DISTRICT	CODE	DISTRICT	CODE
Boston	11	Davenport	45
Buffalo	12	Denver	51
New York	13	Des Moines	52
Pittsburg	14	Kansas City	53
Newark	15	Omaha	54
Atlanta	21	St. Louis	55
Charlotte	22	Dallas	61
Philadelphia	23	Houston	62
Jacksonville	24	Memphis	63
Richmond	25	New Orleans	64
Washington	26	Oklahoma City	65
Cincinnati	31	San Jose	71
Clevland	32	Salt Lake City	72
Detroit	33	Salt Lake City	73
Indiapolis	34	Seattle	74
Lansing	35	Ford - Canada	81
Louisville	36	Government	83
Chicago	41	Home Office Reserve	84
Fargo	42	American Red Cross	85
Rockford	43	Transportati on Services	89
Twin Cities	44	Export	90-99

THE REAR AXLE CODE: indicates the ratio of the rear axle installed in the vehicle.
RATIO	CODE
3.00:1	1
3.20:1	3
3.25:1	4
3.50:1	5
2.80:1	6
3.80:1	7
3.89:1	8
4.11:1	9
3.00:1	A
3.20:1	C
3.25:1	D
3.50:1	E
2.80:1	F
3.80:1	G
3.89:1	H
4.11:1	I

THE TRANSMISSION CODE: Indicates the transmission type installed in the vehicle.
TYPE	CODE
3 Speed Manual	1
4-Speed Manual	5
Dual Range Automatic (c-4 )	6


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