1963 Galaxie VIN Plate

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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.

 

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Vehicle Data

Example (Fig 1.):

(65A  EM  22  27H  11  1  3)

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

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-30-J
Number
Color
Sales Name
A 1724 Black Raven Black
D 1451 Med.Turquoise Met. Ming Green
E 1448 Med. Blue Met. Viking Blue
H 1447 Dark Blue Met. Oxford Blue
I 1459 Gold Met. Champagne
J 1515 Red Rangoon Red
M 1238 White Corinthian White
P 1454 Med Green Met. Silver Moss
T 1453 Honey Beige Sandshell Beige
V 1470 Chestnut Met. Chestnut
W 1555 Lt. Pink Met Rose Beige
X 1444 Maroon Met. Heritage Burgandy
Y 1553 Lt. Blue Glacier Blue
Z 1427 Beige Met. Fieldstone Tan

*"M-32-J" Acrylic Paint Alternate with "M-30-J"

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 1963 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

Code District Code District
11 Boston 45 Davenport
12 Buffalo 51 Denver
13 New York 52 Des Moines
14 Pittsburgh 53 Kansas City
15 Newak 54 Omaha
21 Atlanta 55 St. Louis
22 Charlotte 61 Dallas
23 Philadelphia 62 Houston
24 Jacksonville 63 Memphis
25 Richmond 64 New Orleans
26 Washington 65 Oklahoma City
31 Cincinati 71 Los Angeles
32 Cleveland 72 San Jose
33 Detroit 73 Salt Lake City
34 Indianapolis 74 Seattle
35 Lansing 81 Ford of Canada
36 Louisville 83 Government
41 Chicago 84 Home Office Reserve
42 Fargo 85 American Red Cross
43 Rockford 89 Transportation Services
44 Twin Cities 90 Export

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
Code Ratio
A 3.00:1
E 3.25:1
H 3.89:1
I 4.11:1
   
   

TRANSMISSION

Code Type
1 3-Speed Manual-Shift
2 Overdrive
3 Fordomatic
4 Cruise-O-Matic
5 4-Speed Manual-Shift

VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
Example (Fig1):3S63x100001
3................1963 Model Year
S................Pilot Plant Assembly
63..............2-Door Hardtop
X...............8-Cylinder 352 Cubic Inch Engine
100001......First Unit Built (Consecutive Unit Number)

MODEL YEAR
The numeral "3" designates 1963.

ASSEMBLY PLANT
Code
Letter		 Assembly
Plant
D Dallas
E Mahwah
G Chicago
J Los Angeles
N Norfolk
Code
Letter		 Assembly
Plant
P Twin Cities
S Pilot Plant
U Louisville
W Wayne
Z St. Louis

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
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)

CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
Each assembly plant. with each model year, begins with a consecutive unit number 10001
and continues on for each car built.

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