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Jeff,
I concur. I have a '67 coupe (build date April 1967) with custom
ordered paint. My data plate also has the missing color code and has a
5 digit code for the custom color. Color is Calypso Coral which is a
variation of orange. Does this sound rare for a '67?

By the way, I believe I speak for many folks on this list when I say I
appreciate your advice and expert opinion on Classic Mustang topics.
Thanks!
Regards,
Brian
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'67 Mustang coupe in restomodification, 460, C-6, Disc all around, power
brakes....and parhaps an IFS front end..hmmm. ETA = late summer '98.

>Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 20:41:02 -0800
>From: speegle <(email redacted)>
>To: (email redacted)
>Subject: Re: Data Plate Decoding
>Message-ID: <(email redacted)>
>
>(email redacted) wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I know some of you are ace data plate decoders, I was wondering >if
you could help me figure it out. It reads
> 65A 2A 16B 71077 2 W
> Now I'm assuming that:
> 65A=Body 2 dr. HT (Correct)
> ___=Paint (It appears to have been orange originally, under the rear
>seat and the trunk and parts of the body are orange underneath the
>current paint)
> 2A = Trim Black vinyl (Correct)
> 16B= Date code February 16 ?
> 71 = DSO L.A. (Which coincides with a Beverly Hills Ford License
>plate frame I
> took off)
> 077 ??????? (I have no idea, possibly an error @ the factory?)
> 2 =Axle code 2.79:1 conventional
> W = C-4 automatic (Correct)



> My questions are:
> Did I decode the plate right?

>Yes

> What are the extra digits?

>The DSO is six digits that relate to the six digits on the top left
hand
>corner of the order form the original owner (or dealership in this
case)
>used to order the car with some non-regular production option (in this
>case the exterior color.

> and Finally, Since the paint code seems to be blank, does this >mean
it is a
> Special order car?

>Yes

> If not, what should the paint be for bright orange?
> The VIN is 8R01C139773

>From the month, region and the color I would say you likely have >one
of
>the "Color of the Month" cars build in early 68. Dealers order group
>of
>Mustangs (mostly coupe) is groups of each od the 4-6 "special >colors"
>.(can't remember exactly the number of colors available in the
>program)
>Because of this program (also referred to as the Color of the >Rainbow"
>also) 68 has the largest amount of special order cars of any year >IMHO

>The Special Order Paint Registry did an article on these a few years
>back and I've got copies a a few Western ads for the program.



>Hope this helps

>Jeff Speegle
>MCA ANHJ

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