LICENSE DATA

The following revised method of numbering vehicles
and their engines will be used on the 1963 Models.

The starting vehicle number will be as follows:

DART MODELS

170 Series	7132-500001
270 Series	7332-500001
GT Series	7432-500001

DODGE MODELS

	6 Cylinder	8 Cylinder
330 Series	4132-100001	6132-100001
440 Series	4232-100001	6232-100001
Polara	4332-100001	6332-100001
Polara 500	NA	6432-100001

VEHICLE NUMBER LOCATION

The vehicle number (serial number) is located on a plate which is attached to the left front door hinge pillar post.

Vehicle Number plate

DODGE VEHICLE NUMBERS

All vehicle numbers contain ten digits. The vehicle number is a code which tells you:
the make of car (1st digit)
model of car (2nd digit)
year built (3rd digit)
assembly plant (4th digit)
and vehicle serial number (last six digits).

Listed below is the coding for Dodge cars.

1st Digit	2nd Digit		3rd Digit	4th Digit
4. Dodge (6 Cyl.)	1. Low	6.Suburban-Medium	3 - 1963	2. Detroit-Dodge
6. Dodge (8 Cyl.)	2. Medium	7. Suburban-High		3. Detroit-Jefferson
6. Polara 500	3. High	8. Taxi		5. Los Angeles
7. Dart 170-270	4. Premium	9. Special		6. Newark
7. Dart GT	5. Suburban-Low			7. St. Louis

ENGINE IDENTIFICATION

Engines may be identified by engine numbers according to the following prefixes:

170 cu.in. T-17
225 cu.in. T-22 and TA-22 for the aluminium block engines
318 cu. in. T-318
361 cu.in. T-36
383 cu.in. T-38 h.p
and 413 cu in. T41
It is not listed but follows that a 426 Cubic inch engine would be stamped T-42

The numbers of the 6 cylinder engines are stamped in position "A".	Six Cylinder
The 383 cu.in. as "A" as shown in the illustration. And 318 cu.in. and the 361cu.in. as "B"	Eight Cylinder

Body number location

The body number is stamped on a plate which is attached to the left or right side of the engine side of the dash, or in front of the radiator yoke.