Ford Cortina Mk3 Data plate (1974 – 5/1977)
A.) Source
C = Dagenham
B.) Source
S = South Africa
2.) Body (Body Type)
BF = 4 Door Sedan
BN = 4 Door Estate Car
BP = Pick Up
D.) Year of Assembly
P = 1974
R = 1975
S = 1976
T = 1977
E.) Month of Assembly
F.) Serial Number
A five numeric commencing with 10001 and consecutively through to 99999 and the reverting to 10001 again.
G.) Sido Number
This is the number of the Single Item Dealer Order (SIDO) to which the vehicle was built.
E.) (1) Engine Codes
F = 1600 cc 63,25 Kw I4 (86 din)
K = 2000 cc 64,72 Kw V4 (86 din) 1971/74
M = 3000 cc 101,5Kw V6 (138 din)
S = 2500 cc 88,3 Kw (120 din)
(2) Transmission Codes
B = Floor Shift 3 Speed Auto.
N = Floor Speed Manual.
(3) Rear Axle Ratio Codes
2 = 3.08:1 Ratio
3 = 3.70:1 Ratio
5 = 3.89:1 Ratio
9 = 3.45:1 Ratio
(4) Interior Trim Codes
A = Black
B = Light Marguis
D = Saddle Brown
E = Saddle
G = Lighter Tan
K = Choclate
P = Grey
Q = White with New Tan accessories 1971/77 Light Etruscan
S = White with Black Accessories
T = White
U = Chamois
X = Cloud
(5) Paint Colours 1971/76
A = Royal Blue
B = Sunset Red
C = Burnt Orange
D = Zandvoort Orange
E = Daytona Yellow
F = Sunkist Yellow
G = Sand White
J = Sebring Red
K = Turguoise
N = Alpine White
P = Colgne Blue
Q = Sahara Beige
R = Carnival Red
1 = Lime Green Mettalic
2 = Autumn Gold Mettalic
3 = Arizona Gold Mettalic
4 = Copper Mettalic
5 = Dark Blue Mettalic
6 = Red Velvet Mettalic
8 = Green Jade Mettalic
9 = Miami Blue Mettalic
0 = Emerald Fire Mettalic
Paint Colours 1977
A = Royal Blue
C = Wild Primrose
G = Wild Grass
H = Avocado
J = Wild Tangerine
K= Lipstick Red
N = Alpine White
P = Colgne Blue
Q = Sahara Beige
1 = Pacific Chrome
2 = Silver Cloud
7 = Cinnamon
(6) Monotone
Will be indicated 0A or 03 etc., that is code letters will be prefixed by “0”
(7) Model
(Pick-up only) No longer used.
(8) Wheel base
Pick Up Only - E ~ 2615 mm
SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
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Re: SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
Indi
Can you post a Decode of the mark 4 Cortina?
Johan
Can you post a Decode of the mark 4 Cortina?
Johan
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Re: SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
Will do ASAP, busy with the data capture of a few.
Re: SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
Hi Indy,
I've been struggling to decode my '74 Granada data plate - Do you perhaps have any info on the Mk1 Granada's?
My S&A = ES GF; Body = NE; R.Axle = blank??; Trim = OF; Paint = OJ.
I would love to know what the original colour was on this car as it is currently red (Sebring red); but the drivers side door has light blue on the inside, which could have been replaced or may be the the original colour.
Thanks!
I've been struggling to decode my '74 Granada data plate - Do you perhaps have any info on the Mk1 Granada's?
My S&A = ES GF; Body = NE; R.Axle = blank??; Trim = OF; Paint = OJ.
I would love to know what the original colour was on this car as it is currently red (Sebring red); but the drivers side door has light blue on the inside, which could have been replaced or may be the the original colour.
Thanks!
Re: SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
OJ =Red.My Granada is also OJ and is red.That's all I can help you with the decoding......Peranamac wrote:Hi Indy,
I've been struggling to decode my '74 Granada data plate - Do you perhaps have any info on the Mk1 Granada's?
My S&A = ES GF; Body = NE; R.Axle = blank??; Trim = OF; Paint = OJ.
I would love to know what the original colour was on this car as it is currently red (Sebring red); but the drivers side door has light blue on the inside, which could have been replaced or may be the the original colour.
Thanks!
Johan Ras
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Re: SA Ford Cortina Mk3 1974-1977 data plate Decode
Unfortunately I don't have access to the Mk1 Granada microfiche.Peranamac wrote:Hi Indy,
I've been struggling to decode my '74 Granada data plate - Do you perhaps have any info on the Mk1 Granada's?
But an educated guess is:
S&A Source = E = Ford of Germany
Assembly = S = South Africa
Body = GF = 4 door sedan
Year of Assembly = N = 1973
Month of Assembly = E = December
Don't know why the Rear Axle code might be blank, maybe there where only one option, or if you're car is a Perana, it might have been left blank by the factory.
Trim = 0 = Monotone
Trim = F = Tan
Paint = 0 = Monotone
Paint = J = Sebring Red, as per 427TNT / Wild Tangerine (Non-Metallic, if it were a numeric code, the paint would be metallic)
Please post more photos of your car.
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