Another Data Plate Decoding Question
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Another Data Plate Decoding Question
Am I reading this correctly?
Thanks in advance...
Thanks in advance...
Re: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
Yes, that’s correct. Not a dealer code in your case I believe the HO designates a car that was ordered by a Ford employee, usually higher echelon, or stayed with Ford for other reasons.
Dave or Alan can verify. That’s one of the more rare data plates you have.
Dave or Alan can verify. That’s one of the more rare data plates you have.
Last edited by MarkR on Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Concur. Home Office order. Just how 'loaded' is the car for options?MarkR wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:48 am Yes, that’s correct. Not a dealer code in your case I believe the HO designates a car that was ordered by a Ford employee, usually higher echelon, or stayed with Ford for other reasons.
Dave or Alan can verify. That’s one of the more rare data plates you have.
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Given the “special order” status of this car, would there have been an invoice?
Even if there was an invoice I expect that based on the early 1955 production date the invoice for this car would have been destroyed before the special recovery project was able to save the rest of the invoices from 1955 and later.
Even if there was an invoice I expect that based on the early 1955 production date the invoice for this car would have been destroyed before the special recovery project was able to save the rest of the invoices from 1955 and later.
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Re: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
It has power seats, but manual windows. It has a continental kit and aftermarket air conditioning. Both tops, and snaps for a tonneau. The snaps are across the back deck which means it was not secured to the rear garnish rail.Alan H. Tast wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:27 pm Concur. Home Office order. Just how 'loaded' is the car for options?
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Interesting. For an in house order you would think it would have been installed in the process. But then I remembered tonneau covers were not offered in '55 along with sun visors. An after production installation. I wonder if it was an influence to introduce it into regular production options.
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Re: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
I have an invoice for a 56 HO
P6FH 171264 7 M HO123
FORD MOTOR CO
ENGR STAFF
DEARBORN MICH
RECEIVING B
If anyone should have this 56 with matching vin, I would be happy to mail them the invoice.
P6FH 171264 7 M HO123
FORD MOTOR CO
ENGR STAFF
DEARBORN MICH
RECEIVING B
If anyone should have this 56 with matching vin, I would be happy to mail them the invoice.
PLEASE invest a few bucks and buy all the shop manuals for your car. Definitely will save you much time and be an education.
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Re: Another Data Plate Decoding Question
Joe Johnston wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:35 am I have an invoice for a 56 HO
P6FH 171264 7 M HO123
FORD MOTOR CO
ENGR STAFF
DEARBORN MICH
RECEIVING B
If anyone should have this 56 with matching vin, I would be happy to mail them the invoice.
Very nice. You might send the information to Dave. He may have the current or even a past owner who might know it’s location in his records.
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Are ALL of the invoices from 1955 gone? Is there any chance some from January 31st still exist?Joe Johnston wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:35 am I have an invoice for a 56 HO
P6FH 171264 7 M HO123
FORD MOTOR CO
ENGR STAFF
DEARBORN MICH
RECEIVING B
If anyone should have this 56 with matching vin, I would be happy to mail them the invoice.
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The 55 invoices available start after 232214. Ford had started to destroy them when Ford employee Lois Eminger realized what was happening. She convinced Ford to stop and The American Road Thunderbird Club was able to save them.
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God Bless Lois !
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