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Date/D.S.O. |
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DATE - Scheduled Build Date |
Day Code |
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Month Code |
Month |
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Year |
01 |
1, |
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A |
January |
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1966 |
02 |
2, |
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B |
February |
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1966 |
03 |
3, |
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C |
March |
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1966 |
04 |
4, |
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D |
April |
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1966 |
05 |
5, |
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E |
May |
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1966 |
06 |
6, |
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F |
June |
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1966 |
07 |
7, |
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G |
July |
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1966 |
08 |
8, |
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H |
August |
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1965 |
09 |
9, |
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J |
September |
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1965 |
10 |
10, |
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K |
October |
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1965 |
11 |
11, |
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L |
November |
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1965 |
12 |
12, |
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M |
December |
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1965 |
13 |
13, |
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N |
January |
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14 |
14, |
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P |
February |
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15 |
15, |
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Q |
March |
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16 |
16, |
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R |
April |
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17 |
17, |
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S |
May |
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18 |
18, |
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T |
June |
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19 |
19, |
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U |
July |
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20 |
20, |
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V |
August |
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1966 |
21 |
21, |
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W |
September |
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22 |
22, |
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X |
October |
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23 |
23, |
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Y |
November |
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24 |
24, |
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Z |
December |
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25 |
25, |
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26 |
26, |
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27 |
27, |
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28 |
28, |
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29 |
29, |
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30 |
30, |
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31 |
31, |
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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. |
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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 |
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84 |
Home Office Reserve |
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85 |
American Red Cross |
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89 |
Transportation Services |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Click on the image to see the back of an Owners Manual. |
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