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Here is the actual Dealer Stock Card information for a 1963 Mercury Meteor sold new by Rozum Motor Company in Mitchell, South Dakota. The first line contains the door tag codes, the second line is the VIN. Following are a description of the car, optional equipment, sticker price, and the color.

65B Y M 52 07 M 45 1 3

3K47F509906

1963 Meteor S-33 2-door HT 8 Cylinder

Two tone paint

Mercomatic

WSW 700 X 14

Power Steering

Air conditioner

Push button radio

Tinted windshield

Safety Sweep wipers

Padded instrument panel

Backup lights

MSRP $3671.40

Cascade Blue and Sultana White

Here’s the explanation of the codes:

65B = Meteor S-33 2-door hardtop body style code

YM = Cascade Blue and Sultana White

52 = Blue vinyl interior (bucket seats)

07M = schedule for production on December 7, 1962

45 = Ordered by a dealer in the Twin Cities District Sales Region

1 = 3.00:1 rear axle ratio

3 = Mercomatic (2-speed) automatic transmission

VIN: 3K47F509906

3 = 1963 model year

K = built at Kansas City, MO

47 = Meteor S33 body series code

F = 260-cubic inch, 164 horsepower V-8 engine

509906 = (consecutive unit number) It was the 9,906^th Mercury scheduled for production at Kansas City for the 1963 model year.