I was about to install my radiator when I noticed some numbers stamped on the top and a brass or copper tag between the transmission lines. I Have GI C6SE 8005 and a little to the right is stamped B16A19. The second appears to be a date code. The C6 corresponds to the OFS but mine has no letter after. The G - I has a roman numeral may be a one? The tag has stamped 163545 with a letter A above the 1 and an R above the 5. I will try to get some pictures if needed.
The car has a 428 with no a/c convertible.
Thanks,
Buddy
Radiator ID info
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Re: Radiator ID info
Buddy: GI is the vendor code for Ford's Green Island, NY plant. Other codes I need to get into research we've been compiling for 64-66 OFS revisions.
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Alan H. Tast, AIA
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Re: Radiator ID info
Buddy,
C6SE-8005 is the engineering number of your radiator.
A simplified breakdown of the FoMoCo parts numbering system is as follows;
C = decade of the 1960s, 1960 - 1969
6 = year in that decade - 1966.
S = "Thunderbird" for the model line.
E = engine parts.
8005 = radiators.
At a glance one can quickly determine from the prefix in the engineering number this is a 1966 Thunderbird engine part. If you're familiar with the part number families, you will recognize the number 8005 indicated radiators.
Scott
C6SE-8005 is the engineering number of your radiator.
A simplified breakdown of the FoMoCo parts numbering system is as follows;
C = decade of the 1960s, 1960 - 1969
6 = year in that decade - 1966.
S = "Thunderbird" for the model line.
E = engine parts.
8005 = radiators.
At a glance one can quickly determine from the prefix in the engineering number this is a 1966 Thunderbird engine part. If you're familiar with the part number families, you will recognize the number 8005 indicated radiators.
Scott
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Re: Radiator ID info
It might have proceeded my time at Ford, but I don't remember a radiator plant on Grosse Isle. However, there was a radiator plant in Green Island, NY (near Troy, NY where I went to college)Alan H. Tast wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:42 pm Buddy: GI is the vendor code for Ford's Grosse Island, Michigan plant. Other codes I need to get into research we've been compiling for 64-66 OFS revisions.
1966 Thunderbird Convertible (Emberglo / White-Emberglo)
Modified 428 - stroked, rollercam, aluminum top end, headers
Livermore, CA
Modified 428 - stroked, rollercam, aluminum top end, headers
Livermore, CA
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Re: Radiator ID info
This is what I get for not checking my resources and going off of memory. I stand corrected, and have revised the original response. Try doing THAT on Facebook.. .
Alan H. Tast, AIA
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster
Technical Director/Past President,
Vintage Thunderbird Club Int'l.
Author, "Thunderbird 1955-1966" & "Thunderbird 50 Years"
1963 Hardtop & 1963 Sports Roadster