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Production
Months and Date Code Symbols
1969
Lincoln Continental Mark III and 1957 Ford Thunderbird
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Ford - Mercury - Edsel - Lincoln Date Code Symbols by Month
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| Typical First Production Year
Calendar |
Typical Second Production Year
Calendar |
| August |
H |
August |
V |
| September |
J |
September |
W |
| October |
K |
October |
X |
| November |
L |
November |
Y |
| December |
M |
December |
Z |
| January |
A |
January |
N |
| February |
B |
February |
P |
| March |
C |
March |
Q |
| April |
D |
April |
R |
| May |
E |
May |
S |
| June |
F |
June |
T |
| July |
G |
July |
U |
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open the PDF (and print for easy
reference) the article about 1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III and 1957 Ford
Thunderbird VIN sequencing.
| Production Months and Date Code
Symbols for 1968 and 1969 Lincoln Continental |
| Actual Month/Year |
Month Code |
Types Produced |
Actual Month/Year |
Month Code |
Types Produced |
Actual Month/Year |
Month Code |
Types Produced |
| Dec 66 |
M |
1967 Coupe,
Sedan
(started Aug 66) |
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| Jan 67 |
A |
Jan 68 |
A |
1968 Coupe,
Sedan |
Jan 69 |
A |
1969 Coupe,
Sedan, Mark III |
| Feb 67 |
B |
Feb 68 |
B |
Feb 69 |
B |
| Mar 67 |
C |
Mar 68 |
C |
1968 Coupe,
Sedan 1969 Mark III |
Mar 69 |
Q |
| Apr 67 |
D |
Apr 68 |
D |
Apr 69 |
R |
| May 67 |
E |
May 68 |
E |
May 69 |
S |
| Jun 67 |
F |
Jun 68 |
F |
Jun 69 |
T |
| Jul 67 |
G |
Jul 68 |
G |
Jul 69 |
U |
| Aug 67 |
H |
1968 Coupe,
Sedan |
Aug 68 |
H |
1969 Coupe,
Sedan, Mark III |
Aug 69 |
H |
1970 Coupe,
Sedan, Mark III
(ended Aug 70) |
| Sep 67 |
J |
Sep 68 |
J |
Sep 69 |
J |
| Oct 67 |
K |
Oct 68 |
K |
Oct 69 |
K |
| Nov 67 |
L |
Nov 68 |
L |
Nov 69 |
L |
| Dec 67 |
M |
Dec 68 |
M |
Dec 69 |
M |
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Jan 70 |
A |
Actual Month/Year: The calendar month and year.
Dec
66-July 67 and Aug 69-Jan 70 are shown to illustrate origin and continuity of
coding. |
Month Code: The letter symbol for cars produced during this
month. All cars produced in this month use the same symbol regardless of their
model year. March 1968 is the first appearance of a 1969 model, which is a
Mark III. 1969 production continues in March of 1969, so the second set of
letters is put into use: Q, R, S, etc. When the 1969 model year production ends,
and 1970 production begins, symbols revert to using the first set of letters.
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Types Produced: Model Year and Body Styles that were produced
this month, months in which the same models were produced are highlighted in the
same color.
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1969 Lincoln Continental Mark III production took place from
March 1968 through July 1969.
The 5 months of dual-year production (68
Coupe/Sedan and 69 Mark III) are
shown in green.
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| The 1957 Ford Thunderbird had a unique VIN situation, too: |
| 1957-1958 Ford and Thunderbird
Production Months and Date Code Symbols |
| Actual Month/Year |
Month Code |
Models Produced |
Production Location |
| Sep 56 |
J |
1957 Ford and Thunderbird |
Dearborn Assembly |
| Oct 56 |
K |
| Nov 56 |
L |
| Dec 56 |
M |
| Jan 57 |
A |
| Feb 57 |
B |
| Mar 57 |
C |
| Apr 57 |
D |
| May 57 |
E |
| Jun 57 |
F |
| Jul 57 |
G |
| Aug 57 |
H |
| Sep 57 |
J |
1958 Ford |
| W |
1957 Thunderbird |
| Oct 57 |
K |
1958 Ford |
| X |
1957 Thunderbird |
| Nov 57 |
L |
1958 Ford |
| Y |
1957 Thunderbird |
| Dec 57 |
M |
1958 Ford |
| Z |
1957 Thunderbird |
| Jan 58 |
A |
1958 Ford |
| 1958 Thunderbird |
Wixom Assembly |
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