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[L.A.X]

Don't know if this has been posted already. In 2001, I called Fords Customer Assistance Center about a used 5.0 Mustang that I had purchased. The person on the phone asked me my name, address and vin number. Two weeks later, I was sent for free a letter from Ford in Deaborn, Michigan. It read

Dear Mr Sanchez,
Thank you for your recent contact with Customer Relationship Center. You asked for CRC to provied you with the original specifications and optional equipment for your vehicle at time of manufacture. Your VIN number 1fabp27m7ef195081 decodes as follows. 1fa is ford passenger car, b is active belts, p27 is mustang 2 door convertible, m is 5.0l ho 4v efi 302 cid 8 cylinder engine, 7 check digit, e 1984 model year, f dearborn assembly plant and 195081 Unit number

 

[L.A.X]

It also read that it was produced on 05/09/1984 with options front floor mats, license plate brackets, interval windshield wipers, california emmisions, five speed tranny, 3.08 locking rear axle, p220/55rx390 bsw radial tires, tilt steering, speed control, power disc brakes, manual air conditioning, am/fm/mpx radio cassette auto reverse, and so on

 

[L.A.X]

I believe you can do it for your Ex or Ranger also

Ford United States
+1-800-392-3673
+1-800-232-5952 (TDD for the Hearing Impaired)
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Saturday, 9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Ford Canada
+1-800-565-3673
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Local Time


Lincoln United States
+1-800-521-4140
+1-800-232-5952 (TDD for the Hearing Impaired)
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Lincoln Canada
+1-800-565-3673
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Local Time

 

[L.A.X]

I called about my 91 Ford Explorer. They will be sending me not only info on my truck but 91 promotional literature

 

[Kesp4.0]

Thanks for this. I will try and call them. It'd be great to find out the original info for my Explorer

 

[429CJ-3X2]

Here's a link from a sticky in the 2001-2005 Sport Trac forum

http://www.etis.ford.com/vehicleRegSelector.do

If the link above doesn't work, go to the 2001-2005 Sport Trac forum here and click on about the last sticky (by ncranchero). I just checked the link there and entered the VIN for the Sable I bought my daughter last week. Shows all original options on your particular vehicle. I printed off the info for my Sport Trac from there a while back. Pretty interesting to read how it was originally equipped.