The Patent Plate is attached to the left front door pillar.
Figure 1 illustrates the 1963 Galaxie Warranty Plate. The plate is located on the rear (lock) face of the left front door panel.
The 1963 Warranty Plate is similar to the one used for 1962. However, the SERIAL NUMBER has been changed to VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER. Also, shown in the 1963 DSO space is a two-digit code number of the district which ordered the vehicle.
The official Vehicle Identification Number for title and registration purposes is stamped on a tab attached to the top right side (weld flange) of the dash panel in the engine compartment (Fig 2). Do not use the "Vehicle Warranty Number" which appears on the Warranty Plate for title or registration purposes.
VEHICLE DATA
Example (Fig 1.):
(65AEM2227H1113)
65A............2-Door Hardtop
EM ............Viking Blue and Corinthian White
22.................Med. Blue Gleam Cloth and Tl Blue D/L Crush Vinyl
27H..................27th Day August
11......................Boston District
1.........................3.00:1 Ratio
3...........................Fordomatic
MODEL YEAR
The numeral "3" designates 1963.
ASSEMBLY PLANT
Code Letter
A Atlanta
C Chester
D Dallas
E Mahwah
F Dearborn
G Chicago
H Lorain
J Los Angeles
K Kansas City
N Norfolk
P Twin Cities
R San Jose
S Pilot Plant
U Louisville
W Wayne
MODEL
The model code number indentifies the product line series and the particular body style:
the first of the two digits shows the product line, and the second digit shows a two-door
style by and odd number or a four-door style by an even number.
Ford 300
53.....2-Door Sedan
54.....4-Door Sedan
Galaxie
51.....2-Door Sedan
52.....4-Door Sedan
Galaxie 500
61.....2-Door Sedan
62.....4-Door Sedan
63.....2-Door Hardtop
64.....4-Door Hardtop
65.....2-Door Convertible
67.....500XL 2-Door Hardtop
69.....500XL 2-Door Convertible
66...2 Door Fastback*
*mid year change
Station Wagons
72.....4-Door 6-Passenger Country Sedan
74.....4-Door 9-Passenger Country Sedan
76.....4-Door 6-Passenger Country Squire
78.....4-Door 9-Passenger Country Squire
ENGINE
Code
B.....8-Cylinder 406 Cubic Inch (4-barrel High Perf.)
E.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch (Taxi)
F.....8-Cylinder 260 Cubic Inch (2-barrel)
G.....8-Cylinder 406 Cubic Inch (6-barrel High Perf.)
P.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel Interceptor)
V.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch
X.....8-Cylinder 352 Cubic Inch (2-barrel)
Z.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel)
Low Compression
5.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch
8.....8-Cylinder 260 Cubic Inch
9.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch(4-barrel)
C...8-Cylinder 289 Cubic Inch (2 barrel)*
*mid year change
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
Each assembly plant. with each model year, begins with a consecutive unit number 10001
and continues on for each car built.
BODY
Galaxie
54B ...............4-Door Sedan
62B ...............2-Door Sedan
Galaxie 500
54A ...............4-Door Sedan
62A ...............2-Door Sedan
65A ...............2-Door Hardtop
65B ...............2-Door 500XL Hardtop
75A ...............4-Door Hardtop
76A ...............2-Door Convertible
76B ...............2-Door 500XL Convertible
Station Wagons
71A ...............4-Door 9-Pass. Country Squire
71B ...............4-Door 6-Pass. Country Sedan
71C ...............4-Door 9-Pass. Country Sedan
71E ...............4-Door 6-Pass. Country Squire
Color
Two-tone paint codes us the same symbols as the single colors except that two symbols are used.
The lower body color will appear first in the warranty plate paint color space.
If a special paint is used, the paint color space will not be stamped.
Code "M"Number Color Sales Name
A M30J-1724 Black Raven Black
D M30J-1451 Med Turq Met Ming Green
E M30J-1448 Med. Blue Met Viking Blue
H M30J-1447 Dark Blue Met Oxford Blue
I M30J-1459 Gold Met. Champagne
J M30J-1515 Red. Rangoon Red
M M30J-1238 White Corinthian White
P M30J-1454 Med Green Met Silver Moss
T M30J-1453 Honey Beige Sandshell Beige
V M30J-1470 Chestnut Met Chestnut
W M30J-1555 Lt Pink Met. Rose Beige
X M30J-1444 Maroon Met. Heritage Burgandy
Y M30J-1553 Lt. Blue Glacier Blue
Z M30J-1427 Beige Met. Fieldstone Tan
TRIM
Deviation trim sets will use existing trim codes plus a suffix. A trim code with a numerical
suffix is not serviced, while a trim code with an alphabetical suffix is serviced.
Code- Trim Schemes
Puff Stripe B/C and Crush Vinyl
12.....Med Blue and Lt. Blue Met
14.....Lt Beige and Pearl Beige
15.....Red and Red
17.....Med Turquoise and Lt Turquoise Met.
18.....Lt Gold and Lt Gold Met.
Gleam B/C and Crush Vinyl
22.....Med Blue and Lt. Blue D/L
24.....Lt. Beige and Pearl Beige
25.....Red and Red
26.....Black and Black
27.....Med Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise D/L
28.....Lt. Gold and Lt.Gold D/L
Vinyl and Brick Pattern B/C
32.....Lt. Blue and Med Blue
35.....Red and Red
38.....Lt. Gold and Lt Gold
Basket Weave Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
42.....Med Blue Met and Lt. Blue Met
44.....Med Beige Met and Pearl Beige
45.....Red and Red
Crush Vinyl
80.....Lt. Rose Beige D/L
82.....Lt Blue D/L.
85.....Red
86.....Black
87.....Lt. Turquoise D/L
88.....Lt. Gold.D/L
89.....Med. Chestnut D/L
Vahette Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
66.....Black and Black
69.....Med. Chestnut D/L and Lt. Chestnut D/L
94.....Lt. Beige D/L and Pearl Beige
95.....Red and Red
97.....Med. Turquoise D/L and Lt. Turquoise D/L
98.....Lt. Gold D/L and Pearl Gold
Rib Vinyl (Police and Taxi)
03.....Med Green
04.....Med Beige
05.....Red
DATE
The code letters for the month are preceded by a numeral to show the day of the month when
the car was completed. The second year code letters are to be used if 1961 model production
exceeds 12 months.
Month First Model Year Second Model Year
January A N
February B P
March C Q
April D R
May E S
June F T
July G U
August H V
September J W
October K X
November L Y
December M Z
DSO
Domestic Special Orders, Foreign Special Orders, and Pre-Approved Special Orders have
the complete order number recorded in this space. Also to appear in this space is the two-digit
code number of the district which ordered the unit. If the unit is regular production, only the
District code number will appear.
District Code
CodeDistrictCodeDistrict
11 Boston
12 Buffalo
13 New York
14 Pittsburgh
15 Newark
21 Atlanta
22 Charlotte
23 Philadelphia
24 Jacksonville
25 Richmond
26 Washington
31 Cincinnati
32 Cleveland
33 Detroit
34 Indianapolis
35 Lansing
36 Louisville
41 Chicago
42 Fargo
43 Rockford
44 Twin Cities
45 Davenport
51 Denver
52 Des Moines
53 Kansas City
54 Omaha
55 St. Louis
61 Dallas
62 Houston
63 Memphis
64 New Orleans
65 Oklahoma City
71 Los Angeles
72 San Jose
73 Salt Lake City
74 Seattle
81 Ford of Canada
83 Government
84 Home Office Reserve
85 American Red Cross
89 Transportation Services
90 Export
TRANSMISSION
Code.....Type
1 3-Speed Manual-Shift
2 Overdrive
3 Fordomatic
4 Cruise-O-Matic
5 4-Speed Manual-Shift
AXLE
A number designates a conventional axle, while a letter designates an EquaLock differential.
Code.....Ratio
1 3.00:1
4 3.25:1
5 3.50:1
7 3.80:1
8 3.89:1
9 4.11:1
A 3.00:1
E 3.25:1
H 3.89:1
I 4.11:1