| dsmra2centurylink.net | -- 03-11-2016 @ 10:03 AM |
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My ford production code reads like this; 70B Y T 22HKS3157D. Can someone tell me the color of code Y, the trim of code T, and what the last ten digits mean? Also, vin number is A3DG158984. Where did Ford start their numbering, 150000 or 158000? Thank You Don
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| nelsb01 | -- 03-11-2016 @ 12:04 PM |
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I will attempt to help out here........... using the CLubs 1952-1953 Ford Book (recommend you purchase) 70B is a Customline Tudor Sedan Y is M-2J-241 Cascade Green T is Ivory and Dark Brown vinyl 22 is day of month H is August KS not sure what this is 3157 is scheduled item number production (which seems high) D not sure what this is A is for 6 cyl 3 is model year 1953 D is Dallas Assembly G is for all other body styles (tudor, fordor, coupe) 158964 is consecutive unit number (they started with 100001) So your vehicle is the 58983rd vehicle produced in 1953. Hope this helps -- if I have something incorrect, another will respond.
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| carcrazy | -- 03-11-2016 @ 12:28 PM |
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Hi Don, the answers to your questions are: Color code Y is Cascade Green (M-2J-241) Trim code T is Ivory and Dark Brown Vinyl The last ten digits mean: A= 6-Cylinder 215 Cu.In. 3= 1953 Model Year D= Dallas Assembly Plant G= Tudor/fordor/Coupe Body Style Next four digits are Consecutive Unit Number Ford started the numbering at 100001.
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| alt63bird | -- 03-11-2016 @ 6:50 PM |
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KS means the car was ordered from the Kansas City sales district. One- or two-letter codes for sales districts were used through 1956 (and are commonly found on '55-'56 T-birds). The last letter in the string, 'D', may indicate it was special-ordered by a dealer versus a production order ('P' as an example), but I'm not completely sure about that one: T-birders have been trying to figure this last code character for several decades.
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