Guest TBird1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'm interested in finding how you can tell if your TBird originally had Dual Carbs? 40 EE6XK 20 Y 3 1 Serial No. E7FH395322. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 According to the serial # it is a 2x4 1957 thunderbird. This is denoted by the E. C denotes 292 2v; D denotes 312 4V; E is 312 8V and finally F would be 312 Supercharged. As for some of the other #'s 7= 1957, F= Dearborn assembly plant, H= August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Correction: H denotes body style, not August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Weren't all 57 birds the same body style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) Body code H means Thunderbird - as does the 40 at the beginning of the number quoted above. I guess the rest of the numbers refer to options fitted but I don't know the codes. There is a book about them somewhere I think.My copy of The Standard Catalog lists the 312 supercharged engine as a code E as well but I suspect that may be a misprint - it is logical that it would be F. Edited October 29, 2011 by nzcarnerd (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TBird1 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Would Supercharged mean 2-4 Barrels, because there was a Model that had a Supercharger(Blower) on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Supercharched would be 1 four barrel with a "blower" usually made by Paxon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Weren't all 57 birds the same body style?Yes, but some came with a hardtop,some a soft top,some both tops or they could even be ordered with no top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shop Rat Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hello TBird1 and welcome to the AACA Discussion Forums. You might want to go to the Ford Thunderbird Forum further down on the list on this website at this link and post your question there also. Ford Thunderbird 1955-1957 - AACA Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billybird Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 TBird1: Here is a breakdown of the total code. 40=Thunderbird, EE =white exterior with a white top, 6=this is the only one I'm not certain about but I believe it has to do with whether the car came with one top,two or none. XK=white interior, 20=day of the month,Y=November, 3=auto trans, 1=310:1 axle ratio. Hope this info helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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