1966 Data plate ( need info :)

Fiery stang 65 · 03-11-2007

Hi everyone,
Hope all is well. I have a question. Does anyone know if there is a web site out there that can assist me with finding all the information for my data plate. At some point the driver side door was replaced and the data plate was not removed from the old door. I pulled the vin number off of the driver fender but do not have the warranty number to find the original options/color/interior/ ETC.
Is there a place where I can go and enter my vin number that would also link to the other data. I would like to get another data plate made with the coorectinfo for the car. If anyone knows of any site or place I can call to get that it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and have an awesome night

GTS 5.7 · 03-11-2007

I may be wrong,but I think Ford didn't keep very good records back then.I think '67 is as far back as you can get good info with only the VIN number.
Body style and engine is all I remember that you could get from the VIN--but it's been a while since I did anything with a classic,somebody else may be more help than me..sorry

FoxChassis · 03-11-2007

Marti Auto Works - concours quality parts at hobbyist prices !

They can tell you about your car and reproduce a warranty plate ("data plate") for the door. It's not free.

FoxChassis · 03-11-2007

EDIT: Marti Auto doesn't do Production Reports for '65 and '66 Mustangs, so GTS 5.7 may be right. I thought I had read your original post correctly and thought you had a '67, now I see it's a '66.

Jay H 237 · 03-11-2007

The VIN and warranty number are one in the same.

You won't be able to get the info you want with a 66 and older but there are a few things you can do to get an idea of some of the other info.

Does the car have it's original paint or is the original paint still visible somewhere? If you know the original color you will know the paint code. If the interior is the original then you will also know the code for that. If it has standard or deluxe interior then you can figure out the body code. If you know the VIN and you find cars with digits close to you and find the date code of those cars you will be able to guess within days of when yours was produced, you won't get an exact number but something close. If the tranny and rearend are original then those codes could be filled in also. The DSO is the most difficult of all codes and the one you most likely will never know.

If the car has been heavily modified and completely stripped down and redone at sometime then alot of this info is lost forever.