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12-09-2021, 03:58 PM | #1 |
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1956 Crown Victoria Data Plate
Since we're on the subject of data plate decoding, I had Dad send me the one off his '56 crown. Here's what I've dug up. That pesky production code is the only part that seems to be questionable (like the early '57 posted prior). Any comments/corrections welcome.
One noteworthy thing here is the production date; May 2nd. We were always under the impression this was an early production car due to the air-cooled Fordomatic transmission. Anyone have an any info when they switched to the liquid-cooled FOM? 56_crown_plate.jpg P = 312 4v 6 = 1956 D = Dallas Assembly Plant W = Crown Victoria 198517 = 98,517th car assembled 64A = Fairlane Crown Victoria (steel top) L = Peacock Blue (lower body) E = Colonial White (upper body) S = Style-Tone (tu-tone) AN = White Vinyl & Dark Peacock Cloth 2E = May 2, 1956 10 = Dealer Code 7D = Scheduled Item # Thanks,
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12-09-2021, 04:11 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1956 Crown Victoria Data Plate
The dealer code was only for cars that were ordered by the dealer network. Cars that were built on speculation likely had no dealer code. That 107D at the end can be argued till the cows come home but I would figure that there would tend to be a line production number for that day. All my earlier cars have a number for that since none were special ordered. I don't know if special ordered cars were treated differently on the line number or not. There are just too many possibilities to be sure.
The air cooled transmission was continued on some engine applications. The higher the performance level, the better the chance that is would have the radiator cooling set up. |
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Dad thinks they went to liquid-cooled FOM's in June '56. Probably debatable as well depending on what it was bolted behind as you pointed out.
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Re: 1956 Crown Victoria Data Plate
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FORD made a bunch of changes (engine and trans) 1956 mid-year production.
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I wonder how many dealers had to take cars that they really didn't want just to keep there franchise over the years.
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I worked for several dealers over a twenty-plus year period but all of this was history then.
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I started running a small Ford dealership in 1992 and every order was a retail order or a stock order that the dealer placed. We were what is called a select dealer. The larger "contact" dealers were required to take a certain amount of units each month. Years before Ford "bulked" units to all dealers. Resulted in some odd units like a 1960 Galaxie with every option but with a 6 cyl. three speed stick per a salesman that worked for me.
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ford service letter p-298 march 16, 1956 the new trans. has a steel impeller instead of the al. one it shows pic of the water cooler lines and radiator it also said 8 cly. only have many service letters looked at them last nite for 3 hrs. lots of things got redone that we never new ford barn has a lot of good people trying to keep this sport going
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hi kultulz do you have any service letters? i am better working on fords then running this machine our daughter might print them for you if i can get her over here
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It is four pages. I am really interested in 1956 as that year FOMOCO did a lot of upgrades to the FYB. An excerpt from one gentleman in the above referenced thread - ****************************** EDIT - RetractBob - Reply #11 (To Give Credit Where Due) ******************************* Quote:
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https://1956-ford.com/images1956ford...te-decoder.pdf has a bunch of '54-'56 Ford data plate decoding info. Re: Production code and use of letter at end, I'm not sure when they started showing up at the end of the string during '56.
I know Crown Victoria Ass'n collects this data but to date the person collecting data plate info has refused to share information (I've asked and tried to get info several times in my 35+ years of membership only to get 'crickets'). I'd really like to know what CVA has done with this information as they've been collecting it since the '80s.
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I have gathered a bunch of information and need to go through it. One needs the earlier CHASSIS CATALOG and pertinent service publications to close it. I don't want to stick my foot in my mouth again ...
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12-23-2021, 05:11 AM | #19 |
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My Dad worked at a Ford dealer starting in the early 50's. It had been in business for a long time when he started. I'd heard the owner was cranky guy and pretty well off. My Dad and others that worked there said that if Ford sent him some cars he didn't order he'd get on the phone with Ford and tell them to come pick them up otherwise it would be a great place to open a Chevy dealer. Different times.
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I've been a member of CVA since 1987, and I still am. My frustration is that I've yet to see data processed into articles or other useful or interesting information after all this time. I've compiled similar data plate info since the 80s for the group I've been a tech editor/director for and generated numerous articles with statistics on production information like percentages of color and interior usage and related trivia over 4 decades, but that's the statistical geek in me coming out. Just gathering info and not doing anything with it is an opportunity lost in my mind.
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