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VIN Help - 9/21/2006 7:53:41 PM    roadkillinacan   Posts: 2 Score: 0 Joined: 9/21/2006 Status: offline Im new to this forum so i dont know if this has ever been addressed. I could really use the help. My dad owns a 1957 Ford Custom 300 and i have been trying for 3 days to decode the VIN number. I find info all day long about any thing with the 17 digit VIN but not with his. He is about to start restoring it and wants to take it back to origional so he needs to know the color and everything. I would appreciate any help or someone pointing me in the right direction. Thanks a bunch, Roadkill The VIN is: 70A H A 13 F 1 2 _____________________________ My project: 67 Mustang Coupe Post #: 1

RE: VIN Help - 9/21/2006 9:14:50 PM    94 4x4 ranger   Posts: 834 Score: 0 Joined: 7/7/2006 Status: offline Here try this link http://www.lovefords.org/ < Message edited by 94 4x4 ranger -- 9/21/2006 9:23:54 PM > _____________________________ 94 4x4 ranger (in reply to roadkillinacan) Post #: 2

RE: VIN Help - 9/21/2006 9:26:54 PM    94 4x4 ranger   Posts: 834 Score: 0 Joined: 7/7/2006 Status: offline Sorry link did not work to direct page but changed it to main page Vehicle Identification Number Explanation Position #1 is the Engine Identification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position #2 is the Year Identification 3 = 1953, 4 = 1954, 5 = 1955, 6 = 1956, 7 = 1957, 8 = 1958, 9 = 1959 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position #3 is the Assembly Plant Identification A = Atlanta, Georgia B = Buffalo, New York C = Chester, Pennsylvania D = Dallas, Texas E = Edgewater, New Jersey (1953 - mid-1955) E = Mahwah, New Jersey (beginning in mid-1955) F = Dearborn Michigan G = Chicago, Illinois H = Highland Park, Michigan J = Los Angeles, California K = Kansas City, Missouri L = Long Beach, California M = Memphis, Tennessee N = Norfolk, Virginia P = St. Paul, Minnesota R = Richmond, Virginia (1953-1954) R = San Jose, California (1955 and later) S = Somerville, Massachusetts (through March 16, 1958) S = Allen Park, Michigan Pilot Plant (starting in 1959) U = Louisville, Kentucky Y = Wixom, Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position #4 is the Body Series Code Identification -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions #5 through #10 are the Consecutive Unit Number Consecutive Unit Numbers begin at 100001 for Ford cars, 400001 for Lincoln cars, 500001 for Mercury cars, and 700001 for Edsel cars at each assembly plant (where those cars were produced). This number represents the scheduled sequence order. When a car was ordered, it was immediately assigned a VIN with a Consecutive Unit Number. It was then assigned a scheduled production date based on availability of trim, parts, other components, and taking into account downtime and production workloads at the assembly plant. A scheduled production date was very often out of sequence with the Consecutive Unit Number. And more often than not, the actual production date (the day the car rolled off the line) was earlier or later than what was originally planned. Therefore, a Thunderbird with a Consecutive Unit Number of 105678 may have actually been produced and ready for shipping before a Thunderbird with a Consecutive Unit Number of 105432. The Consecutive Unit Number should be considered to be a unique identification that shows when the order was received and when it was planned for production. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Location of the Data Plate which contains the Vehicle Identification Number: 1953 - 1959 Fords and Edsels: Located on the plate on the left front pillar. 1958 and 1959 Mercurys and Lincolns: Located on the plate on the right front pillar. The Data Plate is also referred to as the "Patent Plate" and the "Warranty Plate" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tech Menu _____________________________ 94 4x4 ranger (in reply to 94 4x4 ranger) Post #: 3

RE: VIN Help - 9/21/2006 9:56:11 PM    roadkillinacan   Posts: 2 Score: 0 Joined: 9/21/2006 Status: offline Thats one of the closer ones ive found but it doesnt match up with the VIN. But thanks for the help. _____________________________ My project: 67 Mustang Coupe (in reply to 94 4x4 ranger) Post #: 4

RE: VIN Help - 9/22/2006 1:02:36 AM    69mach1   Posts: 11 Score: 0 Joined: 8/11/2006 Status: offline Where is the vin # you supplied located, all my cars are failanes and the id is attached to the left "A" pillar. A good info site is 1957ford.com and also www.jerrysclassiccars.com and click on Data plate decoding (in reply to roadkillinacan) Post #: 5

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