1964 Galaxie VIN Plate

Ford VIN Plate

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.Ford VIN Tab

 

 Vehicle Data

Example (Fig 1.):

(62A  DM  17  26H  33  1  6)

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

 

 

 

 

 

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-30-J
Number
Color
Sales Name
A 1724 Black Raven Black
B 1638 Peacock Pagoda Green
D 1625 Med.Turquoise Met. Dynasty Green
F 1622 Med. Blue Met. Guardsman Blue
G 1636 Buff Prairie Tan
J 1515 Red Rangoon Red
K 1621 Silver Mink Met. Silver Smoke Gray
M 1619 White Wimbledon White
R 1633 Yellow Phoenician Yellow
T 1631 Lt. Beige Navaho Beige
X 1632 Maroon Met. Vintage Burgandy
Y 1623 Lt. Blue Skylight Blue
Z 1630 Med. Beige Met. Chantilly Beige

*"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
          Rib Vinyl and Crush Vinyl
03 ..... Med Green and Med Green
04 ..... Med Beige and Med Beige
          Chain Weave Fabric and Crush Vinyl
12 ..... Blue and Lt. Blue D/L*
14 ..... Beige and Beige
15 ..... Red and Red
16 ..... Black and Black
17 ..... Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise D/L*
          Louvre Fabric and Crush Vinyl
22 ..... Blue and Lt. Blue Met.
24 ..... Beige and Beige
25 ..... Red and Red
27 ..... Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise Met.
          Bar Dot Fabric and Crush Vinyl
32 ..... 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)
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 Turquoise D/L*
          Crush Vinyl (Bucket Seat)
80 ..... White
81 ..... Med. Silver Blue D/L and Silver Blue D/L*
82 ..... Med Blue D/L and Lt. Blue D/L*
84 ..... Lt. Beige D/L and Beige
85 ..... Red
86 ..... Black
87 ..... Med. Turquoise D/L and Turquoise D/L*
89 ..... Med. Palomino (Crinkle)
*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 1964 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
8 3.89:1
9 4.11:1
Code Ratio
A 3.00:1
E 3.25:1
F 3.50:1
H 3.89:1
I 4.11:1

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

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)

MODEL YEAR
The numeral "4" designates 1964.

ASSEMBLY PLANT
Code
Letter		 Assembly
Plant
A Atlanta
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 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.