Only the serial prefix is used in the top row to identify the car model. Below the serial prefix JG23EU will be used as an example and is underlined.
No 1. Serial Prefix – Company user only, (build location/
First letter ‘J’ stands for what country for us it is Australia
Second letter is the plant that built the car G = Broadmeadows, H = Brisbane, K = Sydney.
Unit number off the assembly line
Then there are two number (many of these are not applicable to the XP but I don’t know which yet). All below underlined are confirmed by XP Owners.
10 = (XP FUTURA COUPE)
11 = FUTURA SEDAN
12 = FUTURA TAXI
21 = FALCON SEDAN
22 = FALCON TAXI (XP Deluxe Coupe)
23 = FALCON SEDAN (XP Sedan)
24 = FALCON TAXI
30 = FALCON WAGON
31 = FALCON WAGON
32 = FAIRMONT GXL (XP squire)
33 = FALCON GT SEDAN
34 = FAIRMONT SEDAN
35 = FAIRMONT WAGON
36 = FAIRLANE CUSTOM
37 = FAIRLANE
38 = FAIRLANE CUSTOM TAXI
39 = FAIRLANE TAXI
40 = FALCON UTILITY (XP Ute)
41 = FALCON UTILITY (XP Deluxe Ute)
42 = FALCON VAN
43 = FALCON 4WD UTE
44 = ?
45 = FALCON 500 VAN
46 = ?
47 = FALCON SUNDOWNER VAN
62 = GALAXIE SEDAN
63 = FAIRLANE MARQUIS
64 = FAIRLANE GHIA
65 = FALCON 500 COUPE
66 = FALCON GT COUPE
67 = FAIRMONT COUPE
70 = LANDAU HARDTOP
71 = LTD
These are followed by another two letters which refers to year and date of manufacturer.
Month Build | D = 1964 | E = 1965 | F = 1966 |
Jan | B | J | L |
Feb | R | U | Y |
Mar | A | M | S |
Apr | G | P | T |
May | C | B | J |
Jun | K | R | U |
Jul | D | A | M |
Aug | E | G | P |
Sep | L | C | B |
Oct | Y | K | R |
Nov | S | D | A |
Dec | T | E | G |
No 2. Serial Number – Unique number
No 3. SIDO Number – Dealer order number
No 4. Model (the details of the car)
1st Digit Model Classification | 2nd Digit | 3rd Digit | 4th Digit Transmission/ |
3. Australia Passenger | 1. Falcon Standard | 1. 4-door sedan Bench Seats | 1. Manual 144CID |
6 Australian Light Truck | 1. Falcon Standard | 1. Utility | 1. Manual 144CID |
No 5. Paint Code Details
Colour Code
Arctic White A
Jet Black B
Powder Blue C
Sunlit Beige D
Yellow Haze H
Silver Gray K
Red Satin L
Honey Gold N
Green Velvet T
Castle Grey V
Kurrajong Green W
Caspian Blue Y
Silver Blue Z
No 6. Trim Code Details
1st Digit Model Classification | 2nd Digit | 3rd Digit Material Colours | 4th Digit |
5. Falcon | 1. Hardtop | 1. Blue | 1. Singletone Vinyl De Luxe |
Some other details:
Engine Number Prefixes, Engine Displacement Prefix
144 CID E
170 CID D
200 CID SD
Engine Number Suffixes
Transmission Type Compression Ratio Engine Application Suffix
Manual Low Compression Passenger L
Manual Low Compression Commercial LG
Manual High Compression Passenger S or M
Manual High Compression Commercial SC
Automation High Compression Passenger A or B
Automation High Compression Passenger AC
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