Victor Villa Villalobos, this picture of the door data plate from your 1968 Ford XL fastback that you posted yesterday (that has been removed from this page, for some reason?) shows the following VIN and production data: VIN 8G60Z218728, BODY 63C, COLOR R, TRIM RGA, DATE 22E, DSO 73, AXLE 1, TRANS U Lets see what she tells us... The VIN of 8G60Z218728 decodes as follows: 8 = model year: 1968 G = build plant: Chicago Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois 60 = Body Serial Code: XL fastback (2-door hardtop), bench or bucket seats (50,048 produced during the 1968 model year) Z = engine: 390 Thunderbird Special V-8, 390-4V, 315 hp @ 4600 rpm, 427 lb-ft @ 2800 rpm, 10.5:1 compression ratio 218728 = Consecutive Unit Number (CUN): 118,728th Ford car scheduled to be built at the Chicago Assembly Plant during the 1968 model year (Job 1 was CUN 100001) The production data of 63C R RGA 22E 73 1 U decode as follows: BODY 63C = Body Style Code: XL fastback (2-door hardtop), bench or bucket seats (50,048 produced during the 1968 model year) COLOR R = exterior paint color: Highland Green (dark green metallic) TRIM RGA = interior trim color, material and front seat style: light ivy gold Crinkle grain vinyl cushion inserts, and light ivy gold Kiwi grain vinyl cushions and bolsters, bucket seats (1st deviation) DATE 22E = scheduled build date: Wednesday, May 22, 1968 DSO 73 = District Sales Office: car was originally ordered through the Salt Lake City, Utah sales district, which covered Utah, Idaho, western Montana, and northeastern Nevada AXLE 1 = rear axle ratio, type and ring gear diameter: 2.75:1 non-locking, 9 TRANS U = transmission type: C6 SelectShift Cruise-O-Matic 3-speed automatic, console shift I hope that this information proves useful to you, Victor.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:12:18 +0000