Use the diagram below to properly decode your original data plate. For trim code information, email us with the trim code at service@dearbornclassics.com and we will email back the original trim code description. Please be sure to include the model and year of the vehicle in question with your query!
| Series & Body Style Code |
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Engine Code |
| Assembly Plant Code |
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Consecutive Unit No. Code |
| Model Year Code |
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| Serial Number: 0F52W100001 |
| "0" |
1960 Model |
| "F" |
Assembled iat Dearborn Plant |
| "52" |
Galaxie Series -- 4 Door Sedan |
| "W" |
8 Cyl. OHV Engine -- 292 CID -- 2 Venturi Carb. |
| "100001" |
First vehicle aseembled during Model Year |
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| Body Type Code |
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Rear Axle Ratio Code |
| Body Color Code |
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Transmission Type Code |
| Trim Scheme Code |
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Production Date Code |
| Style and Body Specifications (54A - BM1 - 32 - 17-K - 3 - 8) |
| "54A" |
Galaxie - 4 Door Sedan |
| *BM1" |
Kingston Blue lower body. Corinthian White upper body. Conventional two-tone. |
| "32" |
First digit '3' represents material - vinyl and body cloth.
Second digit '2' represents color - blue. |
| "17" |
Seventeenth day of month |
| "K" |
Month of year - October |
| "3" |
Fordomatic (2-speed) Transmission |
| "8" |
Rear Axle Ratio of 2.91 to 1 |
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*When vehicle is two-toned, the lower body color will appear first in the Paint Color Code space. Numerals following are for company info.
**When a trim deviation is used and is not serviced a numerical suffix is added to the trim code, i.e. (32-1, 32-2). If the trim deviation is serviced an alphabetical suffix is added to the Trim Code i.e. (32A, 32B).
