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DATE - Scheduled Build Date

Day Code

Day

 

 

Month Code

Month

 

Year

01

1,

 

 

A

January

 

1966

02

2,

 

 

B

February

 

1966

03

3,

 

 

C

March

 

1966

04

4,

 

 

D

April

 

1966

05

5,

 

 

E

May

 

1966

06

6,

 

 

F

June

 

1966

07

7,

 

 

G

July

 

1966

08

8,

 

 

H

August

 

1965

09

9,

 

 

J

September

 

1965

10

10,

 

 

K

October

 

1965

11

11,

 

 

L

November

 

1965

12

12,

 

 

M

December

 

1965

13

13,

 

 

N

January

 

 

14

14,

 

 

P

February

 

 

15

15,

 

 

Q

March

 

 

16

16,

 

 

R

April

 

 

17

17,

 

 

S

May

 

 

18

18,

 

 

T

June

 

 

19

19,

 

 

U

July

 

 

20

20,

 

 

V

August

 

1966

21

21,

 

 

W

September

 

 

22

22,

 

 

X

October

 

 

23

23,

 

 

Y

November

 

 

24

24,

 

 

Z

December

 

 

25

25,

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

26,

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

27,

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

28,

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

29,

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

31,

 

 

 

   

DSO - District Sales Office

If you notice below, there are 2 different DSO codes for the Buffalo NY, Pittsburg PA, Philadelphia PA, Cincinnati OH, Louisville KY and the
Washington DC.District Sales Offices for the 1966 model year.  While these may not be the only changes that Ford made to the DSO codes
during the model year, they do represent one situation where having the most accurate DSO code from your car have helped to determine
the change. 

While I am uncertain of when the code change actually occurred, I have been able to determine the approximate time when comparing the
DSO and DATE codes.  I imagine it was in the beginning of the 1966 calendar year (1-1-66) based on registry data.  However, to keep the
registry as accurate as possible, I have noted the latest and earliest dates in the registry's records in the DSO description field of the registry.

DSO information found in owner's manuals also help support a theory that the difference may have only been an address change as the
manual's First Printing (Aug. '65) has only DSO codes, which include the early ones for those mentioned above, while the Second (Dec. '65)
and Third (May '66) Printings have the address' listed.

A picture from the back cover of a Second Printing owner's manual is at the bottom of this page.

 
Code
Description Which Covered
11
Boston, Massachusetts Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Northeastern
Connecticut
12
Buffalo, New York (before 11-30-65) Upper and Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania
13
New York, New York Southeastern New York, Southern and Western Connecticut and Long Island
14
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (before 11-1-65) Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia
15
Newark, New Jersey New Jersey
16
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (after 1-5-66) Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Peninsular Maryland
17
Washington, DC (after 1-24-66) Mainland Maryland, Northern Virginia and Eastern West Virginia
21
Atlanta, Georgia Northern Georgia and Eastern Alabama
22
Charlotte, North Carolina Western North Carolina and South Carolina
23
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (before 12-20-65) Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Peninsular Maryland
24
Jacksonville, Florida Florida and Southern Georgia
25
Richmond, Virginia Southern Virginia and Eastern North Carolina
26
Washington, DC (before 12-3-65) Mainland Maryland, Northern Virginia and Eastern West Virginia
27
Cincinnati, Ohio (after 1-4-66) Southern Ohio, Southern West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana
28
Louisville, Kentucky (after 1-22-66) Western Kentucky, Central Tennessee and South Central Indiana
31
Cincinnati, Ohio (before 12-16-65) Southern Ohio, Southern West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana
32
Cleveland, Ohio Eastern Ohio
33
Detroit, Michigan Southeastern Michigan and Northwestern Ohio
34
Indianapolis, Indiana Central and Western Indiana and Southeastern Illinois
35
Lansing, Michigan Western and Northern Michigan (except Upper Peninsula)
36
Louisville, Kentucky (before 12-27-65) Western Kentucky, Central Tennessee and South Central Indiana
37
Buffalo, New York (after 3-4-66) Upper and Western New York, Northern Pennsylvania
38
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (after 1-17-66) Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia
41
Chicago, Illinois Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana
42
Fargo, North Dakota Northwestern Minnesota, North Dakota, Central and Eastern Montana and Northern
South Dakota
43
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin (except Northwestern corner) and Upper Peninsular Michigan
44
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Northwestern Wisconsin and Minnesota (except Northwestern corner)
45
Davenport, Iowa Northern Illinois and Eastern Iowa
51
Denver, Colorado Colorado and Eastern Wyoming
52
Des Moines, Iowa Iowa
53
Kansas City, Missouri Western Missouri and Kansas
54
Omaha, Nebraska Central and Eastern Nebraska and Southeastern South Dakota
55
St. Louis, Missouri Southern Illinois and Eastern Missouri
61
Dallas, Texas Northern Texas (except Panhandle)
62
Houston, Texas Southern Texas
63
Memphis, Tennessee Arkansas, Western Tennessee and Northern Mississippi
64
New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana and Southern Mississippi
65
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma and Panhandle District of Texas
71
Los Angeles, California Southern California and Southeastern Nevada
72
San Jose, California Northern California, Southern Oregon, Western Nevada and Hawaii
73
Salt Lake City, Utah Utah, Idaho, Western Montana and Northeastern Nevada
74
Seattle, Washington Alaska, Washington and Northern Oregon
75
Phoenix, Arizona Arizona, New Mexico and Western Texas
83
Government  
84
Home Office Reserve  
85
American Red Cross  
89
Transportation Services  
90
Export 90 Columbia
91
Export 91 ?
92
Export 92 ?
93
Export 93 ?
94
Export 94 ?
95
Export 95 ?
96
Export 96 ?
97
Export 97 ?
98
Export 98 ?
99
Export 99 ?
B1
Central Region Ontario, Canada
B2
Eastern Region Quebec, Canada
B3
Atlantic Region New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
B4
Mid-Western Region Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada
B6
Western Region Alberta, Canada
B7
Pacific Region British Columbia, Canada
H3
Canadian Government  
I1
Canadian Export(1) ?
I2
Canadian Export(2) ?
I3
Canadian Export(3) ?
I4
Canadian Export(4) ?
I5
Canadian Export(5) ?
I6
Canadian Export(6) ?
I7
Canadian Export(7) ?
I8
Canadian Export(8) ?
I9
Canadian Export(9) ?
I10
Canadian Export(10) ?
I11
Canadian Export(11) ?
I12
Canadian Export(12) ?
I13
Canadian Export(13) ?
I14
Canadian Export(14) ?
I15
Canadian Export(15) ?
I16
Canadian Export(16) ?
I17
Canadian Export(17) ?
 
 
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