Yes! I double checked and have found (4) distinct variations that the dealers used in their dealer codes... Variation #1. For example, Let's say the DSO is 13- New York... A dealer code would look like "13CXXXX", I am not 100%, but I think the letter designates the month that the car was originally sold.. The "C" being March. It seems to pan out. The last three or four digits are the actual dealer's dealership code.. which for example we will say, "118", so in this instance, The dealer code would look like: "13C0118", or "13C118" -either would be correct. I have found four digit dealer codes going as far as 9000 series for an example like.. "13C9709" with "9709" being a specific dealer. Variation#2, A dealer code may skip the DSO numbers, and just be listed as "9709 C" with "C" being the month the car was sold and coming after the dealership code.. Keep in mind, this data was mostly used for warranty information, so all this info we are talking about here applies to the Original ownerscards that the cars came with and most ownercards have the dealer code stamped with DYMO tape on the bottom right of the card. I have found 80% of the ownercards had this but not all.. Variation#3 The other 20% had no code at all and just an empty space..so if it was missing altogether, It was also correct..which is definately good when you don't know the code. Variation#4 Some dealer codes used no letters and were just simply the actual four digit dealership code "XXXX" or using 9709 as an example "9709" would be listed as that specific dealership code. What does all this mean.... It means that dealers used at least (4) different variations that I could find using original FORD data that I had on hand. In the end, We still need a list of the three or four digit dealer codes used by Ford dealers from 1967 through 1970 (around this timeframe) to specify what dealer had what code.. I know someone has a book on this somewhere....and IT WILL SURFACE...It's just a matter of time, but We are one step closer to cracking this.. I'd like to hear from Kevin Marti, I'm sure Kevin has this list buried somewhere in his files... Kevin, We could sure use your help on this one.
So far I have only seen dealer codes listed on Original owner's manuals, Original invoices, Original Window stickers and of course Original ownercards. I have not seen them used anywhere else commonly, but I'm sure it happened here and there..
Tony Kovar
1966 Sprint 200 Convertible