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Old 12-07-2021, 08:13 PM   #12
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Default Re: Early Production '57 Ford Data Plate Questions

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Originally Posted by rotorwrench View Post
... The 985C may be the 985th car produced that day and C would be the grave yard shift. ....
985? Yes, see the image below, from the link in reply #2 above... Note the areas outlined in red.
~ scheduled to be assembled on that day ~

Not sure what the "C" is for...

Another possibility is the last digits are the cumulative total of vehicles of that model ordered for that dealer sales area. I've been told this format was used for the '55/'57 T-Birds, by one of the folks who keeps a very large registry, he's affiliated with CTCI.
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