1965 Mustang Data Plate Codes
What do those 1965 Mustang Data Plate Codes on your door jamb mean? Decoding these 1965 Mustang Data Plate Codes reveal important
original information on your Ford Mustang such as Body Style, Exterior Color, Type of Trim, Date of Manufacture, District Sales Office, Axle Ratio and Transmission.
When you're restoring a classic Ford Mustang, you may want to restore it to it's original color and interior. Over the years a previous owner may have changed the color or modified the interior to such an extent, that it's not possible to tell without some original information.
Body Style
Alpha numerical codes denote the body styles:63A Fastback/standard interior 63B Fastback/deluxe interior 65A Coupe/standard interior 65B Coupe/deluxe interior 65C coupe/bench seat 76A Convertible/standard interior 76B Convertible/deluxe interior 76C Convertible/bench seat
Exterior Paint Code
A/9A Raven BlackB/2B Midnight Turquoise C/6C Honey Gold D/3D Dynasty Green H/5H Caspian Blue I Champagne Beige J/3J/J9 Rangoon Red K/3K Silversmoke Gray M/5M Wimbledon White O Tropical Turquoise P/4P Prairie Bronze R Ivy Green V Sunlight Yellow X Vintage Burgandy Y Silver Blue Z Chantilly Beige 3/3B Poppy Red 8 Springtime Yellow
Interior Trim Code
22 Blue Vinyl / Blue Trim25 Red Vinyl / Red Trim 26 Black Vinyl / Black Trim 27 Aqua Vinyl / Aqua Trim 29 Palomino Vinyl / Palomino Trim D2 White / Blue Trim D3 White / Burgundy Trim D5 White / Red Trim D6 White / Black Trim D7 White / Aqua Trim D8 White / Ivy Gold Trim D9 White w/ Palomino Trim 62 Blue and White / deluxe 65 Red deluxe 66 Black deluxe 67 Aqua and White / deluxe 68 Ivy Gold and White deluxe 69 Palomino deluxe F2 Parchment / Blue Trim / deluxe F3 Parchment / Burgundy Trim / deluxe F4 Parchment / Emberglo Trim / deluxe F5 Parchment / Red Trim / deluxe F6 Parchment / Black Trim / deluxe F7 Parchment / Aqua Trim / deluxe F8 Parchment / Ivy Gold Trim / deluxe F94 Parchment / Palomino Trim / deluxe 32 Blue Vinyl / Blue Trim / Bench 35 Red Vinyl / Red Trim / Bench 36 Black Vinyl / Black Trim / Bench 39 Palomino / Palomino Trim / Bench C2 Parchment / Blue Trim / Bench C3 Parchment / Burgundy Trim / Bench C4 Parchment / Emberglo Trim / Bench C6 Parchment / Black Trim, Bench C7 Parchment / Aqua Trim / Bench C8 Parchment / Ivy Gold Trim / Bench C9 Parchment / Palomino Trim / Bench
Manufacturing Date
**N Day / January**P Day / February **Q Day / March **R Day / April **S Day / May **T Day / June **U Day / July **V Day / August **W Day / September **X Day / October **Y Day / November **Z Day / December
District Sales Office (DSO)
11 Boston12 Buffalo 13 New York 14 Pittsburgh 15 Newark 21 Atlanta 22 Charlotte 23 Philadelphia 24 Jacksonville 25 Richmond 26 Washington 31 Cincinnati 32 Cleveland 33 Detroit 34 Indianapolis 35 Lansing 36 Louisville 41 Chicago 42 Fargo 43 Rockford 44 Twin Cities 45 Davenport 51 Denver 52 Des Moines 53 Kansas City 54 Omaha 55 St. Louis 61 Dallas 62 Houston 63 Memphis 64 New Orleans 65 Oklahoma City 71 Los Angeles 72 San Jose 73 Salt Lake City 74 Seattle 81 Ford of Canada 83 Government 84 Home Office Reserve 85 American Red Cross 89 Transportation Services 90-99 Export
Axle Ratio
1 3.00:1 Standard Differential2 2.83:1 Standard Differential 3 3.20:1 Standard Differential 4 3.25:1 Standard Differential 5 3.50:1 Standard Differential 6 2.80:1 Standard Differential 7 3.80:1 Standard Differential 8 3.89:1 Standard Differential 9 4.11:1 Standard Differential A 3.00:1 Locking Differential C 3.20:1 Locking Differential D 3.25:1 Locking Differential E 3.50:1 Locking Differential F 2.80:1 Locking Differential
The 1965 Mustang Data Plate Codes can also be used to piece together a new reproduction data plate if your is either damaged or missing. Many times this can happen if another door is used in crash repair, or you are restoring a car from a rusted or incomplete shell.
New Data Plate
If your data plate is damaged or lost, you can now replace it with a new reproduction data plate.For about $30.00 you can send in your 1965 Mustang Data Plate Code information and they will produce a new one for you. Many times, reproduction hollow center rivets, just like the originals can be obtained as well.
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