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$9,000 – $35,000
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Factory warranty-plate reference
Reference for reading the factory warranty / data-plate codes on a pre-1981 Ford — not proof of identity. These are the published factory tables for this year; a code reads only within its own year and car line, and matching a code does not confirm what a car is. Each line carries the confidence of its source.
Mustang · Series / body codes (parts catalog)
02 66Bmedium confidence2 Door Sedan (1979)
03 61Rmedium confidence3 Door Sedan (1979)
04 66Hmedium confidenceGhia 2 Door Sedan (1979)
05 61Hmedium confidenceGhia 3 Door Sedan (1979)
01 65Dmedium confidence2 Door Hardtop (1973)
02 63Dmedium confidence2 Door Hardtop (Fastback) (1973)
02 60Fmedium confidence2 Door Pillared Hardtop (1974-78)
03 76Dmedium confidenceConvertible (1973)
03 69Fmedium confidence3 Door Pillared Hardtop (1974-78)
04 65Fmedium confidenceGrande 2 Door Hardtop (1973)
04 60Hmedium confidenceGhia 2 Door Pillared Hardtop (1974-78)
05 63Rmedium confidenceMach I 2 Door Hardtop (Fastback) (1973)
05 69Rmedium confidenceMach I 3 Door Pillared Hardtop (1974-78)
All car lines · Model-year digit (parts catalog)
9medium confidence1979
3medium confidence1973
4medium confidence1974
5medium confidence1975
6medium confidence1976
7medium confidence1977
8medium confidence1978
All car lines · Plant codes (parts catalog)
Amedium confidenceAtlanta
Bmedium confidenceOakville
Emedium confidenceMahwah
Fmedium confidenceDearborn
Gmedium confidenceChicago
Hmedium confidenceLorain
Jmedium confidenceLos Angeles
Kmedium confidenceKansas City
Pmedium confidenceTwin Cities
Rmedium confidenceSan Jose
Smedium confidencePilot Plant (Allen Park)
Tmedium confidenceMetuchen
Umedium confidenceLouisville
Wmedium confidenceWayne
Xmedium confidenceSt. Thomas
Ymedium confidenceWixom
Zmedium confidenceSt. Louis
All car lines
Build-date stamp (parts catalog)medium confidence1979: a 4-digit month-and-day build date stamp on top of the radiator support (e.g. 0124 = January 24).
Plate layout / where to read it (parts catalog)medium confidenceWarranty or vehicle identification number, 1973-79: digit 1 model year, digit 2 assembly plant, digits 3-4 body series, digit 5 engine, then 6-digit consecutive unit number (example 3G53H100001).
Month codes (parts catalog)medium confidenceOwner card: the number is the day and the letter is the month (e.g. 04J = 4 September, first year). The certification label's upper-left date (e.g. 09/72) gives month and year built.
All car lines · Engine codes (parts catalog)
Wmedium confidence4 cyl 98 1-bbl (1.6 litres) (1973); 4 cyl 139 2-bbl, 2.3 litres turbocharged (1979)⚠ sources disagree — verify before relying on thisCONFLICT on displacement: the 1973 shop-manual table already loaded prints 91 cu in for the 1600 cc engine; this catalog prints 98.
Amedium confidence8 cyl 460 4-bbl, except police (7.5 litres) (1973-78)
Cmedium confidence8 cyl 460 4-bbl, police (7.5 litres) (1973-78)
Fmedium confidence8 cyl 302 2-bbl (5.0 litres) (1973 onward)
Hmedium confidence8 cyl 351 2-bbl (5.8 litres) (1973 onward)
Lmedium confidence6 cyl 250 1-bbl (4.1 litres) (1973 onward)
Nmedium confidence8 cyl 429 4-bbl (1973)
Qmedium confidence8 cyl 351 4-bbl, GT (1973-74)⚠ sources disagree — verify before relying on thisCONFLICT: the 1973 shop-manual table already loaded calls Q 351-4V (CJ); this catalog calls it 351 4-bbl GT.
Rmedium confidence8 cyl 351 4-bbl, High output (1973)⚠ sources disagree — verify before relying on thisCONFLICT: not in the 1973 shop-manual engine table already loaded (that table has no R). Factory documents differ; shown, not resolved. The 1973-79 Lincoln-Mercury parts catalog also prints R 73 = 351 4/B HO.
Smedium confidence8 cyl 400 2-bbl (6.6 litres) (1973 onward)
Tmedium confidence6 cyl 200 1-bbl (3.3 litres) (1973 onward)
Xmedium confidence4 cyl 122 2-bbl (2.0 litres) (1973-74)
Ymedium confidence4 cyl 140 2-bbl, 2.3 litres without turbo (1974 onward)
Zmedium confidence6 cyl 171 2-bbl (2.8 litres) (1974 onward)
All car lines · Transmission codes (parts catalog)
Ymedium confidenceCruise-O-Matic, Borg Warner (1973-74, 1979)
1medium confidence3 speed manual (1973-78)
5medium confidence4 speed manual, U.S. or German (1973-76); 4 speed overdrive (1978 onward)
6medium confidence4 speed manual, Borg Warner (1974 onward)
7medium confidence4 speed manual, German (printed 'Hummer') (1976 onward)
Emedium confidence4 speed manual, English (1973)
Smedium confidenceJatco automatic (1977 onward)
Umedium confidenceC6 automatic (1973 onward)
Vmedium confidenceC3 automatic (1974 onward)
Wmedium confidenceC4 automatic (1973 onward)
Xmedium confidenceCruise-O-Matic (FMX) (1973 onward)
Zmedium confidenceC6 automatic special (police and trailer towing) (1973 onward)
All car lines · Axle codes (parts catalog)
Cmedium confidence2.47 locking axle (1979)
Fmedium confidence3.45 conventional axle (1979)
Gmedium confidence3.55 conventional axle (1973-76); 2.26 conventional axle (1979)
Hmedium confidence2.73 locking axle (1979)
Kmedium confidence2.75 locking axle (1973-76, 1979)
Lmedium confidence2.79 locking axle (1973-76, 1979)
Wmedium confidence3.45 locking axle (1979)
1medium confidence2.50 conventional axle (1977 onward)
2medium confidence2.75 conventional axle (1973 onward)
3medium confidence2.79 conventional axle (1973 onward)
4medium confidence3.18 conventional axle (1976-78)
5medium confidence3.07 conventional axle (1974-76)
6medium confidence3.00 conventional axle (1973 onward)
7medium confidence3.40 conventional axle (1973-78)
8medium confidence2.73 conventional axle (1977 onward)
9medium confidence3.25 conventional axle (1973-76)
Amedium confidence3.50 conventional axle (1973-74)
Bmedium confidence2.47 conventional axle (1977 onward)
Emedium confidence3.07 conventional axle (1974-76)
Jmedium confidence2.50 locking axle (1977 onward)
Mmedium confidence3.18 conventional axle (1976)
Omedium confidence3.00 locking axle (1973 onward)
Pmedium confidence3.40 locking axle (1973-76)
Rmedium confidence3.25 locking axle (1973-76)
Smedium confidence3.50 locking axle (1973-74)
Vmedium confidence3.91 locking axle (1973)
Xmedium confidence3.55 locking axle (1974-76)
Ymedium confidence3.08 conventional axle (1978 onward)
All car lines · Month codes (parts catalog)
Amedium confidenceJanuary, first year
Bmedium confidenceFebruary, first year
Cmedium confidenceMarch, first year
Dmedium confidenceApril, first year
Emedium confidenceMay, first year
Fmedium confidenceJune, first year
Gmedium confidenceJuly, first year
Hmedium confidenceAugust, first year
Jmedium confidenceSeptember, first year
Kmedium confidenceOctober, first year
Lmedium confidenceNovember, first year
Mmedium confidenceDecember, first year
Nmedium confidenceJanuary, second year
Pmedium confidenceFebruary, second year
Qmedium confidenceMarch, second year
Rmedium confidenceApril, second year
Smedium confidenceMay, second year
Tmedium confidenceJune, second year
Umedium confidenceJuly, second year
Vmedium confidenceAugust, second year
Wmedium confidenceSeptember, second year
Xmedium confidenceOctober, second year
Ymedium confidenceNovember, second year
Zmedium confidenceDecember, second year
These factory warranty-plate tables are reference only — they never confirm a car's identity, and they never set or affect value.
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