Engine number "1" is located on the factory data plate located at the front of the engine compartment. The year and month of manufacture of the vehicle are coded in chassis number "2". The chassis number is stamped on the underbody in front of the passenger seat next to the driver and is covered by a plastic cover. In SCORPIO vehicles manufactured since 1995, this number can also be read on the dashboard from the outside through the windscreen.
Example:
| * | S | F | A | WITH | X | X | IN | B | F | N | U | M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Position 1 - asterisk (*)
Positions 2, 3 and 4 - designation of the manufacturer's location
- SFA - Ford Motor Company Ltd. - UK
- WFO - Ford Werke AG Deutschland - Germany (European models)
- WF1 - Ford Werke AG Deutschland - Germany (American models)
- UNI - Henry Ford & Son Ltd. - Ireland
- XLC - NV Nederland Ford - Netherlands
- VS6 - Ford Espana
- SA - Spain
- TW2 - Ford Lusitana SARL - Portugal
- 9BF - Ford Brasilien - Brazil
Positions 5 and 11 are a variant of the model
- GF - Limousne, 4-door
- GN - Kombi, 4-door
Positions 6 and 7 - XX (fill characters)
Position 8 - Origin of the product
- B - Ford UK - Own product
- G - Ford Germany - Own product
- C - Ford UK - assembly through other companies of the concern
- E - Ford Germany - assembly through other companies of the concern
- W - Ford Spain - Own product
- L - Ford Brazil - Own Product
Position 9 - Manufacturer
- A - Dagenham/Kuln/lpiranga
- B - Halewood/Genk/Sao Bernado
- C - Langley/Saarlouis
- K - Rher
- N - Amsterdam
- R - Valencia/Azembuja
Position 10 - Model range
- G - Ford Scorpio
Position 12/13 — year/month of manufacture
Example VR - 1997, June
| jan | feb | mar | anp | may | june | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | |
| 1985=S | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E |
| 1986=G | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G |
| 1987=H | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P |
| 1988=J | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T |
| 1989=K | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E |
| 1990=L | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G |
| 1991=M | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | R |
| 1995=N | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T |
| 1993=P | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E |
| 1994=R | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G |
| 1995=S | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P |
| 1996=T | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T |
| 1997=V | J | and | M | P | IN | A | A | G | C | TO | D | E |
| 1998=W | L | Y | S | T | J | U | M | P | IN | R | A | G |
| 1999=X | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | s | T | J | U | M | P |
| 2000=Y | IN | R | A | G | C | TO | D | E | L | Y | S | T |
Positions 14-18 — chassis serial number (5-digit)
Position 19 - asterisk (*)
The article was taken in its entirety from the specified website: FORDBOOK.RU