Just pulled my brothers 56 out of the barn after an 18 year nap, installed battery, cleaned points and it fired right up. Ran it off a remote gas can though, the gas line is plugged up.

My oldest brother brought this car from Texas in 68 and I was decifering the vin tag when I noticed the paint code had 3 letters, JES which is buckskin Tan, colonial white and the S I believe stands for special.

It appears that it was a special ordered car, it came with factory airconditioning. it is a 4 dr Fairlane Town sedan but there are other letters and numbers in the production code that I must not have in my paper work.

Here is my break down of it.

*M6DT169985*

Body   Color    Trim     Production code

73C      JES      BJ          8B   438C

M=292,   6=year 56, D= Dallas,  T=Tudor & Fordor

73C= Fairlane Town Sedan   JES= Buckskin Tan/Colonial white/Special   BJ=Medium brown & medium brown cloth  8B= 8th day of February produced,

Now my paperwork does not tell me what the last 4 letters/numbers mean in the production code (438C) Can anyone tell me what this signifies and what is special about the paint??? it does have a 2 tone dash which is buckskin tan in the center with a bronze poly above and below???

All help appreciated, Thanks

Bill

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TC - Austin, Texas

If this car is painted white on the top and bottom and buckskin in the middle,that is the special aspect.Normal two-tone would have the top and bottom buckskin and the middle white.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

The top and bottom are the buckskin, I don't know what the special aspect is unless it is the cloth apohlstery which has an odd pattern on it with squigly lines, sort of like a ranch wagon design. Or the two tone dash and the trim around the windows is goldish instead of buckskin like the outside of the car. I know the car is bone stock.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

You might try LOVEFORDS.COM.There is a service on there for decoding Ford tags.He can probably tell you what the S indicates.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO