The Patent Plate is attached to the left front door pillar.
Figure 3 illustrates the 1963 Monterey 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 4). Do not use the "Vehicle Warranty Number" which appears on the Warranty Plate for title or registration purposes.
Vehicle Data
Example (Fig 3.):
(65AHM2227H1114)
65A............2-Door Hardtop
HM ............Blue Satin and Sultana White
22.................Med. Blue Dot Pattern Fabric and Lt. Blue Met. Crush Vinyl
27H..................27th Day August
33.....................Boston District
1.......................3.00:1 Ratio
4.......................Multi-Drive
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
Example (Fig3):3S53Y500001
3................1963 Model Year
S................Pilot Plant Assembly
53..............2-Door Hardtop
Y...............8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch Engine (2-barrel)
500001......First Unit Built
MODEL YEAR
The numeral "3" designates 1963.
BODY
Monterey
54A ...............4-Door Sedan
62A ...............2-Door Sedan
63A ...............2-Door Fastback Hardtop
65A ...............2-Door Hardtop
75A ...............4-Door Hardtop
Monterey Custom
54B ...............4-Door Sedan
63B ...............2-Door Fastback Hardtop
63C ...............2-Door "S55" Fastback Hardtop
65B ...............2-Door Special Hardtop
65C ...............2-Door "S55" Hardtop
75B ...............4-Door Special Hardtop
75C ...............4-Door "S55" Hardtop
76A ...............2-Door Convertible
76B ...............2-Door "S55" Convertible
Station Wagons
71B ...............4-Door 6-Pass. Colony Park
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.
If a special paint is used, the paint color space will not be stamped.
Code / M-30-J No./ Color/ Sales Name
A 1724 Black Onyx
B 1613 Lt. Turq Peacock Turquoise
D 1451 Med. TurqMet. Ocean Turquoise
E 1448 Med. Blue Met. Pacific Blue
H 1447 Dk Blue Met. Blue Satin
I 1459 Gold Met. Castillan Gold
J 1515 Red Carnival Red
M 1238 White Sultana White
P 1454 Med. Green Met Scotch Green
R 1456 Yellow Jamaica Yellow
T 1543 Honey Beige Champagne
W 1555 Pink Met. Pink Frost
X 1444 Maroon Met. Black Cherry
Y 1553 Lt. Blue Cascade Blue
Z 1427 Beige Met. Desert Frost
*"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
Block Pattern Cloth and Crush Vinyl
10.....Med.Rose and Lt. Rose D/L
12.....Med. Blue and Lt. Blue D/L.
14.....Med Beige and Pearl.
16.....Black and Black
17.....Med. Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise D/L.
18.....Med. Gold and Lt. Pearl Gold
Dot Pattern Cloth and Crush Vinyl
22.....Med. Blue and Lt. Blue Met.
24.....Med. Beige and Lt. Pearl Beige
26.....Black and Black
27.....Med. Turquoise and Lt. Turquoise Met.
Crush Grain Vinyl and Crush Grain Vinyl
50.....Lt. Rose D/L and Med Rose D/L
52.....Lt Blue and Dk Blue D/L
54.....Lt. Beige Pearl and Lt. Beige D/L
55.....Red
56.....Black
57.....Lt. Turquoise D/L and Dk. Turquoise D/L
58.....Lt. Gold D/L and Med Gold D/L
Rib Crush 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 1st Model Yr 2nd 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
CodeDistrict
11 Boston
12 Philadelphia
13 New York
14 Washington
21 Atlanta
22 Dallas
24 Jacksonville
25 Memphis
31 Buffalo
32 Cincinnati
33 Cleveland
34 Detroit
35 Pittsburgh
41 Chicago
43 Kansas City
44 St. Louis
45 Twin Cities
51 Denver
52 Los Angeles
53 Oakland
54 Seattle
81 Ford of Canada
84 Home Office Reserve
90-99Export
AXLE
CodeRatio
1 3.00:1
5 3.50:1
7 3.80:1
9 4.11:1
TRANSMISSION
CodeType
1 3-Speed Manual-Shift
4 Automatic(Multi-Drive)
5 4-Speed Manual-Shift
ASSEMBLY PLANT
Code Assembly Plant
E Mahwah
S Pilot Plant
Z St. Louis
W Wayne
MODEL
The model code number indentifies the product line series and the particular body style.
Monterey
51.....2-Door Sedan
52.....4-Door Sedan
53.....2-Door Hardtop
54.....4-Door Hardtop
57.....2-Door Fastback Hardtop
Monterey Custom
60.....4-Door "S55" Hardtop
62.....2-Door Sedan
63.....2-Door Special Hardtop
64.....4-Door Special Hardtop
65.....2-Door Convertible
66.....2-Door Fastback Hardtop
67.....2-Door "S55" Hardtop
68.....2-Door "S55" Fastback Hardtop
69.....2-Door "S55" Convertible
Station Wagons
76.....4-Door 6-Passenger Colony Park
76.....4-Door 9-Passenger Colony Park
ENGINE
Code
B.....8-Cylinder 406 Cubic Inch (4-barrel High Perf)
G.....8-Cylinder 406 Cubic Inch (6-barrel High Perf)
P.....8-Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4-barrel Interceptor)
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