CTCI – Technical Article Index

Data plate information

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1963
• Page: 6

Data plate information

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1966
• Page: 6

Data plate information

• Author: Jim Petrik
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1967
• Page: 3

Data plate information

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1968
• Page: 6

Patent data plates

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1969
• Page: 4

Data plates

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1971
• Page: 22

Data plate decoding

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 9

Data plate color

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1976
• Page: 25

Data Plate color

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1976
• Page: 25

Removing paint on data plate

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 32

Data plate decoding

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1977
• Page: 20

Data plate information

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 35

Data plate unusual

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 37

Invoice, data deviation 1956

• Author: Harry Tran
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1978
• Page: 39

Data plate data collector, Goldenrod 1955’s

• Author: Steve Barnett
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1979
• Page: 28

Data plate replacement

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1979
• Page: 40

Data collector, Goldenrod 1955

• Author: Steve Barnett
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1980
• Page: 6

Correction factory invoices

• Author: Bill Cornell
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1981
• Page: 11

Original factory invoices

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1981
• Page: 24

Missing data plate solution

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1981
• Page: 20

Dealer code DC

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1982
• Page: 25

Replacement data plate

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1982
• Page: 19

Formats used for 1955 data plates

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 12

Sales districts & codes 1955

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 13

Ford assembly plant locations & codes 1955

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 14

Production month codes 1955

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 17

Data Plate & inspector stamp information

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1983
• Page: 16

Deviations of the data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1983
• Page: 19

Changing data plate letters

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1983
• Page: 26

Information from the data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1984
• Page: 21

Restoration of a 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1984
• Page: 26

Auithenticity – 1955 color code

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1985
• Page: 11

1957’s data plate codes, engine parts paint color

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1986
• Page: 30

A 1955 Thunderbird data plate story

• Author: Ford Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1987
• Page: 19

312 engine identification

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1993
• Page: 44

Authenticity Data Plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1993
• Page: 21

Authenticity – data plates

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1997
• Page: 49

Authenticity – data plate translation

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1999
• Page: 51

Production code

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1999
• Page: 53

Authenticity – data plate translations

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2000
• Page: 51

Authenticity – data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2000
• Page: 55

Authenticity – data plate information

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2000
• Page: 45

Authenticity – data plate codes and more

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2001
• Page: 52

How to read the data plate

• Author: Lin Somsak
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2001
• Page: 31

Authenticity – decoding the data plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2001
• Page: 58

Production Codes on Data Plates

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2002
• Page: 38

Authenticity – 1955 District Codes

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 49

Authenticity – T-Bird VINs

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 50

Authenticity – 1955 Data Plate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2002
• Page: 54

1957 ‘E’ Model survey

• Author: Tom Stocks
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2003
• Page: 8

1956 Production Information

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2003
• Page: 10

1955 Early production story

• Author: Bill Boyer
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2003
• Page: 20

Late ’57 T-Bird Question

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2003
• Page: 44

1956 Production Information ‘Z’ Color Available

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2003
• Page: 30

Decoding the Data Plate

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2003
• Page: 49

Thunderbird Body Testing and Development

• Author: John Smith
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2004
• Page: 23

1955 Thunderbird Pilot Model Production Study

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2004
• Page: 28

Vehicle Serial Number Check

• Author: David Trucksess
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2004
• Page: 39

1957 color combinations also see J/F 2005 pg 28

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2004
• Page: 35

1957 Color Combinations-Corrected

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2005
• Page: 28

1957 E-Bird Invoice Codes

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2005
• Page: 52

1955 Final Assembly Line- Soft Top Buildup

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2005
• Page: 21

Car Color Statistics

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2005
• Page: 42

The Last ’55

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2005
• Page: 33

Production And Procurement of the Factory Invoice

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2006
• Page: 20

1956 Mid-Year Changes

• Author: David Tulowitzky/Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2006
• Page: 29

1956 and 1957 Thunderbird Serial Numbers-The Database

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2006
• Page: 30

Supercharged Survey Update

• Author: John A. Shields
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 19

1956 Thunderbird Production Process

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 20

Answers to Some Invoice Questions

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2006
• Page: 17

1956Thunderbird Production Process II

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2006
• Page: 19

1955 Destination Code

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2006
• Page: 46

57 F-Code Questions

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2007
• Page: 50

The Mystery of the Early 1955 Production

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2007
• Page: 13

The C-Code Thunderbird Story-Part II

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2007
• Page: 46

In Search of the Last 1957 Thunderbird!

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2008
• Page: 20

1955 Original Thunderbird Owner Survey!

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2008
• Page: 21

55 T-Bird Questions

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2008
• Page: 48

1955 Original Thunderbird Owner Survey! Part II

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2008
• Page: 23

1955 Original Thunderbird Owner Survey! Part III

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2008
• Page: 26

Data Plate Paint Codes

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2009
• Page: 62

Decoding a Data Plate

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2009
• Page: 62

Early 1955 Thunderbird Production Sequence: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2009
• Page: 28

The Earliest ’55s-Connecting the Dots

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2009
• Page: 20

P5FH100001-The First Production Thunderbird?

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2009
• Page: 22

The Mystery of the Mexico Thunderbirds

• Author: Tom Stocks
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2010
• Page: 20

Export T-Birds Update

• Author: Scott McGilvray
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2010
• Page: 26

Patent Data Plates

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2010
• Page: 25

Data Plate Decoder Revised 2010

• Author: Multiple Authors
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2010
• Page: 25

Patent Data Plates Update

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2010
• Page: 65

57T-Bird ‘F’ code Registry

• Author: Frank Stubbs
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2011
• Page: 18

1955 -1957 Thunderbird Registry

• Author: Dave Tulowitzky
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2012
• Page: 7

VIN Question

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2012
• Page: 47

Article with detailed breakdown of E- specification applications and T-birds

• Author: Tom Stanton
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2013
• Page: 22

How does your E-specification T-bird Fit in – Part 2

• Author: Tom Stanton
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2013
• Page: 22

Location of 2nd Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Stamping

• Author: Don Gridley
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2013
• Page: 57