1964 Mercury VIN Plate

Figure 3 illustrates the 1964 Monterey 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 4). Do not use the "Vehicle Warranty Number" which appears on the Warranty Plate for title or registration purposes. Mercury VIN Tab

Vehicle Data

Example (Fig 1.):

(54A YM 22 26H 33 5 4)

54A............4-Door Sedan
YM ............Glacier Blue and Polar White
22.................Med. Blue Cord Fabric and Lt. Blue Met. Crush Vinyl
26H..................26th Day August
33.....................Detroit District
1.......................3.50:1 Ratio
4.......................Dual Range Automatic Transmission

Monterey
     54A ...............4-Door Sedan
     62A ...............2-Door Sedan
     63A ...............2-Door Hardtop Fastback
     65A ...............2-Door Hardtop
     76A ...............2-Door Convertible
Montclair
     54B ...............4-Door Sedan
     57D ...............4-Door Hardtop Fastback
     63D ...............2-Door Hardtop Fastback
    65B ...............2-Door Hardtop
Parklane
     54F ...............4-Door Sedan
     57C ...............4-Door Hardtop Fastback (Bucket Seats)
     57F ...............4-Door Hardtop Fastback
     63C ...............2-Door Hardtop Fastback (Bucket Seats)
     65C ...............2-Door Hardtop (Bucket Seats)
     65F ...............2-Door Hardtop
     75F ...............4-Door Hardtop
     76C ...............2-Door Convertible (Bucket Seats)
     76F ...............2-Door Convertible
Station Wagons
     71A ...............4-Door 6-Pass. Commuter
     71B ...............4-Door 6-Pass. Colony Park
     71C ...............4-Door 9-Pass. Commuter
     71D ...............4-Door 9-Pass. Colony Park

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.

Code	*M-30-J Number	Color	Sales Name
A	1724	Black	Onyx
B	1638	Peacock	Peacock
D	1625	Med.Turquoise Met.	Silver Turquoise
F	1622	Med. Blue Met.	Pacific Blue
G	1636	Buff	Palomino
J	1515	Red	Carnival Red
K	1621	Silver Blue Met.	Anniversary Silver
L	1637	Bittersweet	Bittersweet
M	1619	White	Polar White
R	1633	Yellow	Yellow Mist
T	1631	Lt. Beige	Fawn
W	1555	Lt. Pink Met.	Pink Frost
X	1632	Maroon Met.	Burgundy
Y	1623	Lt. Blue	Glacier Blue
Z	1630	Med. Beige Met.	Platinum 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

Discus Vinyl and Crush Vinyl (Bench-Pleated)

11	.....	Med. Silver Blue and Lt. Silver Blue Met.
12	.....	Med. Blue and Lt. Blue Met.
14	.....	Med Beige and Lt. Beige Met.
16	.....	Black and Black

Cord Fabric and Crush Vinyl (Bench-Plain)

22	.....	Med. Blue and Lt. Blue Met.
24	.....	Med. Beige and Lt. Beige Met.
26	.....	Black and Black

Stitch Rib Vinyl and Crush Vinyl (Crinkle) (Bucket-Biscuit)

32	.....	Med. Blue Met. and Lt. Blue Met.
35	.....	Red and Red
36	.....	Black and Black
39	.....	Med. Palomino and Med. Palomino (*)

Ostrich Vinyl and Crush Vinyl (Crinkle) (Bucket-Biscuit)

52	.....	Med. Blue Met. and Lt. Blue D/L*
55	.....	Red and Red
56	.....	Black and Black
59	.....	Med. Palomino and Med. Palomino (*)
82	.....	White Pearl and White Pearl
85	.....	(W/Red) White and White Pearl
86	.....	(W/Black) White Pearl and White Pearl
87	.....	(W/Turq.) White Pearl and White Pearl
89	.....	(W/Palomino) White Pearl and White Pearl

Caspain Fabric and Crush Vinyl (Bench-Biscuit)

61	.....	Med Silver Blue and Lt Silver Blue
62	.....	Med Blue and Lt. Blue D/L*
64	.....	Med. Beige and Lt. Beige D/L*
66	.....	Black and Black
67	.....	Med. Turquoise and Med. Turquoise Met.

Crush Vinyl (Crinkle) (Bench-Pleated)

72	.....	Med. and Lt. Blue Met.
75	.....	Red
76	.....	Black
79	.....	Medium Palomino

Ostrich Vinyl and Crush Vinyl (Crinkle) (Bench-Biscuit)

92	.....	Lt. Blue Met. and Med. Blue Met.
95	.....	Red and Red
96	.....	Black and Black
97	.....	Lt. Turquoise Met. and Med. Turquoise Met.
99	.....	Med Palomino and Med. Palomino(*)

*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.

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.

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	90-99	Export

AXLE
A number designates a conventional axle, while a letter designates an EquaLock differential.

VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
Example (Fig3):4W42Y500001
4................1964 Model Year
W................Wayne Plant Assembly
42..............Monterey 4-Door Sedan
Y...............8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch Engine
500001......First Unit Built (Consecutive Unit Number)

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.

Monterey

41	.....	2-Door Sedan
42	.....	4-Door Sedan
43	.....	2-Door Hardtop
45	.....	2-Door Convertible
47	.....	2-Door Hardtop Fastback

Montclair

52	.....	4-Door Sedan
53	.....	2-Door Hardtop
57	.....	2-Door Hardtop Fastback
58	.....	4-Door Hardtop Fastback

Parklane

62	.....	4-Door Sedan
63	.....	2-Door Hardtop
64	.....	4-Door Hardtop
65	.....	2-Door Convertible
67	.....	2-Door Hardtop Fastback
68	.....	4-Door Hardtop Fastback

Station Wagons

72	.....	4-Door 6-Passenger Commuter
72	.....	4-Door 9-Passenger Commuter
76	.....	4-Door 6-Passenger Colony Park
76	.....	4-Door 9-Passenger Colony Park

ENGINE

Code

H	.....	8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (2-barrel Special)
P	.....	8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel Police)
Q	.....	8-Cylinder 427 Cubic Inch (4-barrel High Perf.)
R	.....	8-Cylinder 427 Cubic Inch (8-barrel High Perf.)
Y	.....	8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (2-barrel)
Z	.....	8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel)
9	.....	8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel, Low Compression)

CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
Each assembly plant. with each model year, begins with a consecutive unit number 500001 and continues on for each car built.

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

Code	Type
1	3-Speed Manual-Shift
2	Overdrive
4	Automatic(Multi-Drive)
5	4-Speed Manual-Shift