The Patent Plate is attached to the left front door pillar.
Figure 1 illustrates the 1964 Galaxie Warranty Plate. The plate is located on the rear (lock) face of the left front door panel.
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 WARRANTY NUMBER
Example (Fig1):4Z61X100001
4................1964 Model Year
Z................St. Louis Plant Assembly
61..............2-Door Sedan
X...............8-Cylinder 352 Cubic Inch Engine
100001......First Unit Built (Consecutive Unit Number)
VEHICLE DATA
Example (Fig 1.):
(62ADM1726H3316)
62A............2-Door Sedan
DM ............Dynasty Green and Wimbledon White
17.................Turquoise Chain Weave Fab. and Lt. Turqoise D/L Crush Vinyl
26H..................26th Day August
33......................Detroit District
1.........................3.00:1 Ratio
6...........................C-4 Automatic Dual Range
MODEL YEAR
The numeral "4" designates 1964.
ASSEMBLY PLANT
Code Letter
A Atlanta
D Dallas
E Mahwah
G Chicago
J Los Angeles
N Norfolk
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 Custom
53.....2-Door Sedan
54.....4-Door Sedan
Ford Custom 500
51.....2-Door Sedan
52.....4-Door Sedan
Galaxie 500
61.....2-Door Sedan
62.....4-Door Sedan
64.....4-Door Hardtop
65.....2-Door Convertible
66.....2-Door Fastback
Galaxie 500XL
60.....4-Door Fastback
68.....2-Door Fastback
69.....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.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch (Police)
C.....8-Cylinder 289 Cubic Inch (2-barrel)
E.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch (Taxi)
P.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (Police)
Q.....8-Cylinder 427 Cubic Inch (4-barrel High Perf.)
R.....8-Cylinder 427 Cubic Inch (8-barrel High Perf.)
V.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch
X.....8-Cylinder 352 Cubic Inch (4-barrel)
Z.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel)
Low Compression
3.....8-Cylinder 289 Cubic Inch
5.....6-Cylinder 223 Cubic Inch
9.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch
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
Ford Custom
54E ...............4-Door Sedan
62E ...............2-Door Sedan
Ford Custom 500
54B ...............4-Door Sedan
62B ...............2-Door Sedan
Galaxie 500
54A ...............4-Door Sedan
57B ...............4-Door Fastback
62A ...............2-Door Sedan
63B ...............2-Door Fastback
76A ...............2-Door Convertible
Galaxie 500XL
57C ...............4-Door Fastback
63C ...............2-Door Fastback
76B ...............2-Door 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
B M30J-1638 Peacock Pagoda Green
D M30J-1625 Med Turq Met Dynasty Green
F M30J-1622 Med. Blue Met Guardsman Blue
G M30J-1636 Buff Prairie Tan
J M30J-1515 Red. Rangoon Red
K M30J-1621 Silv Mink Met Silver Smoke Gray
M M30J-1619 White Wimbledon White
P M30J-1738 Bronze Prairie Bronze
R M30J-1633 Yellow Phoenician Yellow
T M30J-1631 Lt Beige Navaho Beige
X M30J-1632 Maroon Met. Vintage Burgandy
Y M30J-1623 Lt. Blue Skylight Blue
Z M30J-1630 Med Beige Met. Chantilly Beige
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
Rib Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
03.....Med Green
04.....Med Beige
Chain Weave Fabric and Crush Vinyl
12.....Medium Blue and Lt. Blue D/L*
14.....Lt Beige and Lt Beige
15.....Red and Red
16.....Black and Black
17.....Medium Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise D/L*
Louvre Fabric and Crush Vinyl
22.....Med Blue and Lt. Blue Met.
24.....Lt Beige and Lt Beige
25.....Red and Red
27.....Med Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise Met.
Bar Dot Fabric and Crush Vinyl
32.....Med Blue and Lt. Blue
34.....Beige and Pale Beige
35.....Red and Red
Mosaic Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
42.....Med Blue Met. and Lt Blue Met.
44.....Med Beige Met and Beige
45.....Red and Red
47.....Med. Turquoise Met. and Lt. Turquoise Met.
Crush Vinyl (Bench Seat)
54….Lt Beige
Vachette Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
66….Black and Black
69…Med chestnut and Lt Chestnut
Crush Vinyl
64…Lt Beige Crush
71.....Med. Silver Blue D/L and Lt. Silver Blue D/L*
72.....Med Blue D/L and Lt. Blue D/L*
74.....Lt. Beige D/L and Beige
75.....Red
76.....Black
77.....Med. Turquoise D/L and Lt Turquoise D/L*
80....White Crush with Black
81....Lt Silver Blue Crush and Medium Silver Blue Crush
82.....Lt. Blue Crush and Medium Blue Crush
84.....Lt. Beige
85.....Red
86.....Black
87.....Lt Turquoise and Med. Turquoise D/L
89...Medium Palamino
129..Lt Blue Crush and medium Carthage Cloth
149..Lt Beige Crush Vinyl and Medium Beige Carthage Cloth
159...Red Crush and Red Carthage Cloth
169…Black Crush and Black Carthage Cloth
179..Lt Turquoise Crush and Med Turquoise Cathage Cloth
229..Lt Blue Crush and Med Blue Frost Stripe Cloth
249..Lt Beige Crush Vinyl and Med Beige Frost Stripe Cloth
259…Red Crush and Red Frost Stripe Cloth
279…Lt Turquoise Crush and Medium Turquoise Frost Stripe Cloth
329..Lt Blue Crush and Medium Blue Plaid Stripe Cloth
341…Lt Beige Crush
342..Lt Beige Crush
349..Lt Beige Crush adn Med Beige Plaid Stripe Cloth
359..Red Crush Vinyl and Red Plaid Stripe Cloth
549..Lt Beige Vinyl and medium Palomino Carthage Pattern Cloth
721…Lt Blue Crush Vinyl and Medium Blue Crush
751…Red Crinkle All Vinyl
*D/L - Diamond Lustre
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
24 Jacksonville
25 Richmond
26 Washington
31 Cincinnati
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
65 Oklahoma City
71 Los Angeles
72 San Jose
73 Salt Lake City
74 Seattle
75 Phoenix
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
4 Cruise-O-Matic
5 4-Speed Manual-Shift
6 C-4 Automatic Dual Range
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
8 3.89:1
9 4.11:1
A 3.00:1
E 3.25:1
F 3.50:1
H 3.89:1
I 4.11:1