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What do the numbers on the chassis plate mean?
The chassis plate is an aluminium plate and is fixed to the body by two rivets.
Location
It is located on the offside front (drivers side in the UK) chassis rail in front of the brake servo and close to the exhaust manifold.
This page shows the information you can discover about your Manta A from it.
Chassis number e.g. 599976542
This is an x or xx digit number which carries three pieces of information.
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Model Code
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Year Code
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Sequential Serial Number
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59
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9
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976542
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The 1st & 2nd digits describe the model of the car, UK cars should be 59 which means Manta A 'L' .
Other numbers could be 57 - Manta A USA or 58 - Manta A.
The 3rd digit shows the approximate year of manufacture as described in the following table:
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Year Code
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Year Produced
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2
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1970 - August 1972
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9
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August 1972 - August 1973
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8
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August 1973 - August 1974
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5
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August 1974 - August 1975
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The remaining xx digits are a body serial number.
So our example 599976542, is a Manta A 'L' produced between August 1972 and August 1973 of serial no. 976542
Body Colour code & Trim code
This is a letter followed by two groups of three digits which carry two pieces of information.
The 1st group of three numbers tell you the paint code/colour
2nd group of three numbers tells you the trim colour.
This information can be summarised in the table below:
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Paint Code
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Colour
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Trim Code
Cloth
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Colour
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Trim Code
Vinyl
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Colour
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416
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Arctic White
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301
311
341
351
391
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Beige
Blue
Red
Black
Black
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711
721
741
751
791
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Blue
Light Gray
Red
Black
Black
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408
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Sierra Beige
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301
341
351
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Beige
Red
black
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721
741
751
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Light Gray
Red
Black
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446
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Citrus Yellow
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301
351
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Beige
Black
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751
791
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Black
Black
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411
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Ochre
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351
391
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Black
Black
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751
791
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Black
Black
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529
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Flame Red
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351
391
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Black
Black
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751
791
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Black
Black
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503
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Cardinal Red
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341
351
391
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Red
Black
Black
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721
741
751
791
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Light Gray
Red
Black
Black
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530
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Tarragona Red
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205
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Logo Blue
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311
351
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Blue
Black
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711
751
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Blue
Black
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204
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Cosmos Blue
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311
351
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Blue
Black
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711
751
791
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Blue
Black
Black
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134
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Granite Grey
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311
341
351
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Blue
Red
Black
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711
741
751
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Blue
Black
Black
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404
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Sahara Gold Metallic
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301
351
391
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Beige
Black
Black
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721
751
791
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Light Gray
Black
Black
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235
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Monza Blue Metallic
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311
351
391
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Blue
Black
Black
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711
721
751
791
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Blue
Light Gray
Black
Black
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412
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Bronze Metallic
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351
391
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Black
Black
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721
751
791
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Light Gray
Black
Black
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304
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Pampus Green Metallic
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301
351
391
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Beige
Black
Black
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721
751
791
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Light Gray
Black
Black
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135
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Silver Metallic
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311
341
351
391
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Blue
Red
Black
Black
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711
741
751
791
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Blue
Black
Black
Black
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420
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Costarica Brown
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301
351
451
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Beige
Black
Black
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721
751
791
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Light Gray
Black
Black
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