1968 Shelby Cobra Serial
Numbers
The 1968 Shelby Cobra Vin
Numbers
Locations:
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1 - Reverse stamped
(from the rear) into an aluminum Shelby American plate which is
pop-riveted to the driver's side inner front fender panel over the Ford
vin at the notch in the fender. This is the only place the Shelby number
is on the car, all other locations are the Ford serial number. Visible
when the hood is open.
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2 - Ford serial number
is reverse-stamped into the inner fender panel; one covered the serial
number plate, the other two covered by the edge of the front fenders.
Not visible with the hood open.
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3 - Ford serial number
stamped into an aluminum plate riveted to the forward edge of the
dashboard. Visible through the windshield.
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4 - Ford serial number
reverse-stamped into a piece of sheet metal and screwed to the passenger
side of the inner fender. This also carries the build information for
use during the initial Ford assembly.
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5 - Ford serial number
reverse-stamped into the door data tag and pop riveted to the driver's
door jamb. This also shows the build date, dso codes and the codes for
the body style, exterior and interior colors, engine, transmission, and
rear end ratio.
The Shelby American VIN
Breakdown
8 - Model year
T - Assembly Plant (Metuchen, NJ)
02 - Body Code (02 - 2-door fastback; 03 - 2-door
convertible)
J - Engine code (J - 302; S - 428; R - 428 Cobra
Jet)
123456 - Consecutive Ford production (each model year,
each assembly plant begins production with the number 100001 and
continues for each unit built. Shelby bound Mustangs were built in
large groups with consecutive numbers but the groups were
interspersed with standard Mustangs, Cougars, Comets, and Fairlanes
during production.)
00123 - consecutive production number; begins with 00001
and ends with 04450
FORD VIN |
| Locations: |
1 |
Stamped into the driver's side inner fender panel; at the Notch in the fender; covered by the Shelby VIN |
2 |
Stamped from the rear onto the Ford
Identification Plate riveted into the instrument panel close to the windshield at the bottom of the passenger corner, visible from the outside. |
3 |
Stamped from the rear into the top
left-hand corner of the
Warranty plate pop-riveted into the driver's door rear
edge. |
Breakdown on Ford number
Same as the first 11 characters of the Shelby
number.
| BODY: |
|
63A - 2-door fastback
76A - 2-door convertible |
| COLOR: |
|
A - Raven Black
I - Lime Green Metallic
M - Wimbledon
White
Q - Medium Blue Metallic
R - Dark Green Metallic
T - Candy apple
Red
W - Meadowlark Yellow
X - Dark Blue Metallic
Y - Gold Metallic |
| Interior |
|
Black 6A
Saddle 6F |
| Convertible Top Colors |
|
Black
White |
| Build Date |
|
| A - January |
G - July |
| B - February |
H - August |
| C - March |
J - September |
| D - April |
K - October |
| E - May |
L - November |
| F - June |
M - December |
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| Order Number |
|
Ford internal code number signifying the particular
order for that build
(z.a. Those cars going to Shelby assembly location; Shelby cars start
with '8D' |
| Axle |
|
number designates conventional axle; letter indicates
locking axles
1 - 2.75:1
2 - 2.79:1
4 - 2.83:1
5 - 3.00:1 - E
6 - 3.20:1 - F
7 - 3.25:1 - G
8 - 3.50:1 - H
9 - 3.10:1 |
| Transmission |
|
5 - 4 speed
W - c-4 automatic
U - c-6 automatic |
(Source of information Shelby American World
Registry, The Shelby American Auto Club, po Box 788 Sharon, ct
06069. Get your own Version there.)
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