Then you can one by one find the parts and verify that they are or are not the correct ones for your car.įor example, when I found my 1970 Mustang fastback, it came with an engine. Use the information provided by the 1971 Mustang VIN decoder and make a list of the standard equipment listed. F Assembly Plant (F-Dearborn, T-Metuchen).J - 429ci 4 barrel V-8 with 375hp (Cobra Jet-R).C - 429ci 4 barrel V-8 with 370hp (Cobra Jet).The third and fourth positions (05) denote a Mach 1Īnd the fifth position (M) tells you that you would have a 351 cubic inch V8 engine (Cobra Jet) with a 4 barrel carburetor which produced 280 horsepower. The second position (F) tells us that the assembly plant was Dearborn Michigan. Using the 1971 Mustang VIN decoder, the first number from the left (1) IS the last digit of the year your Ford Mustang was manufactured (1971).
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In the example above, our serial number is: 1FO5M149901 It is a small metal plate that's stamped with alpha numerical codes.Īnd it is those numerical and alphabetical codes which allow you to decode exactly what equipment was on the car at the time of manufacture and even where in the country or world it was shipped to for delivery to the local Ford dealership. Your Vehicle Identification Number or VIN can be found by looking through the lower portion of the windshield on the drivers side of the car. You can use it to identify and verify the year, model and engine choice in your vehicle, which can then be checked against the parts now on the car.