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A notable example of an early model year launch would be the Ford Mustang, introduced as an early 1965 model (informally referred to as "1964 1 ⁄ 2") in April 1964 at the World's Fair, several months before the usual start of the 1965 model year in August 1964. For recreational vehicles, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission allows a manufacturer ...
First character of model type (read positions 7,8 and 12 together). 8: Second character of model type (read positions 7,8 and 12 together). 9: For RoW = 0-9,X,Z (filler) Calculated checkdigit. 10: Year code. 11: Factory code. 12: Third character of model type (read positions 7,8 and 12 together). 13: Body configuration code or leading digit of ...
They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year ...
VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...
This is a chronological index for the start year for motor vehicle brands (up to 1969). For manufacturers that went on to produce many models, it represents the start date of the whole brand; for the others, it usually represents the date of appearance of the main (perhaps only) model that was produced.
DeSoto (sometimes De Soto) was an American automobile brand that was manufactured and marketed by the DeSoto division of Chrysler Corporation from 1928 to the 1961 model year. More than two million passenger cars and trucks bore the DeSoto brand in North American markets during its existence. [1]
Model range Release date Image Notes Level Body style Code 48: Sedan 48-215 1948-11 Business Sedan 48-215-257 1953-07 50: Utility 50-2106 1951-01 Series Model range Release date Image Notes Level Body style Code FJ: Standard Sedan FJ 215 1953-09 Business Sedan FJ 217 Special Sedan FJ 225 Utility FJ 2106 Panel van FJ 2104 1953-12 ^
A new basic low-cost model was introduced known as the Pinto Pony with less standard equipment and cheaper interior trim. A wagon version of the Pony would later arrive for the 1979 model year. For the 1977 model year, the Pinto received its first significant styling updates with slanted back urethane headlamp buckets, parking lamps, and grille.