Decoding Pinto Engine Numbers

Many thanks to Steve (RS027) for providing the following information.



As a Pinto shares its I.D. number with the vehicle's chassis number, these will work fine:

The VIN on the engine or car will be 6 characters long, for example, JG63UM or AL1JYM. These are decoded as follows;

First character = Product source.
A = USA, C = UK, J = Australia and S = Japan. Am not sure what U is, could be Thailand, Korea or the likes. At any rate, this code shows up for the Laser’s, Meteor’s and Telstar’s.

Second character = Assembly plant.
G = Broadmeadows - (Passenger), L = Broadmeadows – (Truck), H = Brisbane and K = Sydney

3rd & 4th characters = Body Series
See below

5th & 6th characters = year and month of production respectively. These do not always work for the Escort's in requards to the month.

Therefore;
A = USA source
L = Assembled at Broadmeadows Truck plant
1J = F100 4x2
Y = 1981
M = March

Typically, most A and C sourced cars came in the form of parts manufactured overseas and then fully assembled here in Australia e.g. F Series, Escorts & Cortina’s.

The complete list of Body Series codes are shown below.
1C = Transit 125 End/Side Load Van
1D = Transit Sundowner Van

2C = Transit 125 Kombi
2D = Transit 175 Side Load Van

2P = Escort 2-Door GL Van 2000cc (CK build)

3C = Transit 125 Chassis Cab

3P = Escort 2-Door GL Sedan 2000cc (CK build)

4C = Transit 125 Bus

4P = Escort 4-Door GL Sedan 2000cc (CK build)

5C = Transit 175 Van

5P = Escort 4-Door XL/GL Sedan 1600cc (CK build)
5R = Laser 3-Door Sport. (UK/UG build).
6C = Transit 175 Chassis Cab

6P = Escort 4-Door Ghia Sedan 2000cc (CK build)
7C = Transit 175 Chassis Windshield

7P = Escort Sundowner Van 1600cc (CK build)
8C = Transit 150 Bus

8P = Escort Sundowner Van 20000cc (CK build)

9C = Transit 125 PMG Kombi

14 = Capri Deluxe Sedan. (CK build)
17 = Capri GT Sedan. (CK build)

30 = Capri XL Sedan. (CK build)

40 = Escort 2-Door L Sedan 1600cc (CK build)
41 = Escort 2-Door RS 2000 (CK build)
42 = Escort 4-Door RS 2000 (CK build)
43 = Escort 4-Door L Sedan (CK build)
44 = Escort 2-Door XL/GL Sedan 1600cc (CK build)

46 = Escort 2-Door Ghia Sedan 1600cc (CK build)
47 = Falcon Sundowner Van. (JH/JG build).
48 = Escort 2-Door XL Super Luxury (CK build)
49 = Escort 2-Door GT Sedan 1600cc (CK build)
50 = Escort 2-Door L Van 1600cc (CK build)
51 = Escort 2-Door XLGL Van 1600cc (CK build)
52 = Cortina L Sedan (Taxi) 4-cyl. (CK/CG build)
53 = Cortina XR Sedan Bench Seat. (CK/CG build)
54 = Cortina XL Wagon Bench Seat. (CK/CG build)
55 = Cortina GL Sedan Bucket Seat (Taxi). (CK/CG build)
56 = Cortina GL Sedan 4-Cyl (XL Sedan Bucket Seats) . (CK/CG build)
57 = Cortina Ghia Sedan 4-Cyl (XLE Sedan). (CK/CG build)
58 = Cortina GL Sedan 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
59 = Cortina GL Wagon 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
60 = Cortina Ghia Sedan 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
61 = Cortina L Sedan Taxi 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)

75 = Cortina Fordor Deluxe and LSedan Bench Seat. (CK/CG build)
76 = Cortina GL Wagon 4-Cyl (XL Wagon Bucket Seats). (CK/CG build)
78 = Cortina GT and GTL Sedans. (CK/CG build)
79 = Cortina L Sedan 4-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
80 = Cortina L Wagon 4-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
81 = Cortina L Sedan 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
82 = Cortina L Wagon 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
83 = Cortina Ghia Wagon 4-Cyl. (CK/CG build)
84 = Cortina Ghia Wagon 6-Cyl. (CK/CG build)


Example: eng no CG80WM93394R
Cortina L Wagon 4-Cyl built at Broadmeadows in Nov 1979.