Classic Thunderbird Data Plate Decoder

Classic Thunderbird
1955, 1956, & 1957
Data Plate Decoder

1955 & 1956 & Early 1957 Data Plate
	P - Engine Code 6 - Model Year (1956) F - Assembly Plant (Dearborn) H - Body Style (Thunderbird) 221739 - Consecutive Unit Number Production Totals Original List Prices	40A - Body Type K - Body Color XB - Trim Color 13 - Day of the Month B - Month SD - Dealer Code 155 - Scheduled Item Number

Engine
Year	Code	cid	Carb.	Transmission	Horsepower	Comp Ratio
1955	P P P	292 292 292	4V 4V 4V	3-speed Fordomatic Overdrive	193 198 198	8.5 8.5 8.5
1956	M P P P	292 312 312 312	4V 4V 4V 8V	3-speed Overdrive Fordomatic 3-sp or O/D	202 215 225 260	8.4 8.4 8.4 9.7
1957	C D E F	292 312 312 312	2V 4V 8V 4V	3-speed Fdmtc or O/D Any Any	212 245 270 300 (spchrgd)	9.1 9.7 9.7 9.7

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Body and Trim Codes & Colors
Year	Body	Color	Trim	Color	Conv. Top
1955	A R T E V P S	Raven Black Torch Red Thunderbird Blue Snowshoe White Goldenrod Yellow Primer Special Color	XA or A XB or B XC or C XD or D	Black/White Red/White Turquoise/White Black/Yellow	Black Canvas (Sewn-in Window)
1956	A E J K L P Z M Y	Raven Black Colonial White Buckskin Tan Fiesta Red Peacock Blue Thunderbird Grey Thunderbird Green Goldenglow Yellow Sunset Coral	XA XB XC XD XF XG	Black/White Red/White Peacock Blue/White Tan/White Green/White Brown/White	Black Canvas White Vinyl (Tan Linings)
1957	A C E F G J V N Y Z Q X G R L H N	Raven Black Dresden Blue Colonial White Starmist Blue Cumberland Green Willow Green Flame Red Gunmetal Gray Inca Gold Coral Sand Thunderbird Bronze Dusk rose Sun Gold Torch Red Azure Blue Gunmetal Gray Seaspray Green	XA XH XJ XK XL XM (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57) (after 9/57)	Black/White Red Thunderbird Bronze White Med.Blue/Lt.Blue Med.Green/Lt.Green	Black Canvas White Vinyl Blue Canvas Tan Canvas (Tan Linings)

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Month of Manufacture for All Years
1st Year		2nd Year
A B C D E F G H J K L M	January February March April May June July August September October November December	N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z	January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Dealer Code for All Years (Sales District Office)
Code	Sales Office		Code	Sales Office		Code	Sales Office
11/SD 14/PI 22/CE 25/RP 32/CL 35/FX 42/RG 45/DQ 53/KS 61/DP 64/NR 72/SK 81/CA 82/EX 83 84/HO 85 89	Boston Pittsburgh Charlotte Richmond Cleveland Lansing Fargo Danenport Kansas City Dallas New Orleans San Jose Ford of Canada FMC Export Ops NJ Government FMC Trans & Equip Dept American Red Cross Transportation Services		12/bf 15 23/DI 26/DC 33/DD 36/LX 43/KE 51/DN 54/NB 62/SU 65/KL 73/SC	Buffalo Newark Philadelphia Washington DC Detroit Louisville Rockford Denver Omaha Houston Oklahoma City Sal Lake City		13/BX 21/NK 24/KJ 31/CI 34/NP 41/CX 44/SP 52/DS 55/SL 63/GB 71/LP 74/SE	New York Atlanta Jacksonville Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago Twin Cities Des Moines St. Louis Memphis Los Angeles Seattle

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Production Totals
Year	Total	Cumulative
1955 1956 1957	16,155 15,631 21,380	53,166

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Original List Prices - US Dollars
Year	Price
1955 1956 1957	3151 3408 3408

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