dnevins
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You can decode most of it yourself from the car. On a 1968 Ford, the warranty plate is riveted to the lock face of the driver's door, the rear edge you see with the door open. That plate is where the stock color lives.
What's on it:
- The warranty number: first digit 8 for 1968, then the assembly plant letter, a two-digit body serial code, the engine letter, and a six-digit unit number.
- Body style code (two digits and a letter).
- Exterior paint: a single letter or number right after the body code. That is your original color.
- Interior trim: a letter-number combination.
- Build date: the day number plus a month letter.
- District (DSO) code. On special orders, the whole order number shows here.
- Rear axle: a number means a conventional axle, a letter means a locking one.
- Transmission: a number means manual, a letter means automatic.
The official VIN is also on an aluminum tab riveted to the dash near the windshield, passenger side, readable from outside.
Once you have the paint code, look it up in a 1968 Ford paint chart and you'll have the factory color name. If you post the codes from your plate here, we can help you read the rest.
Dana
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Posted:9/29/2012 10:17