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Authenticity reference

Series and body identity

fraud detection · documented

Reference Details

Common issue
A Four Hundred or Patrician can share senior Packard body and 374-engine features without being a Caribbean. · 1956 Packard Caribbean 374 Dual-Quad
Confidence
documented · 1956 Packard Caribbean 374 Dual-Quad
Correct value
Series 5688 with body 5697 hardtop or 5699 convertible · 1956 Packard Caribbean 374 Dual-Quad
Where to check
Vehicle identification plate on the left front body pillar, body plate, title history, and factory records · 1956 Packard Caribbean 374 Dual-Quad
Common issue
A regular Galaxie, 500XL, wagon, adjacent-year body, or trim clone represented as a Galaxie 500 · 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
Confidence
documented · 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
Correct value
Galaxie 500 body 62A, 65A, 54A, 75A, or 76A agrees with the body structure and records · 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
Where to check
VIN and warranty plate, title history, body structure, trim, and factory paperwork · 1962 Ford Galaxie 500
Common issue
A regular Galaxie, 500XL, adjacent-year body, or trim clone represented as a Galaxie 500 · 1963 Ford Galaxie 500
Confidence
documented · 1963 Ford Galaxie 500
Correct value
Galaxie 500 body code and structure agree across one of six regular-500 bodies · 1963 Ford Galaxie 500
Where to check
VIN and warranty plate, title history, body structure, trim, and factory paperwork · 1963 Ford Galaxie 500
Common issue
A Custom, 500XL, adjacent-year body, or trim clone represented as a regular Galaxie 500 · 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
Confidence
documented · 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
Correct value
A regular Galaxie 500 body code 54A, 57B, 62A, 63B, or 76A agrees with structure and paperwork · 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
Where to check
VIN, warranty plate, title history, body structure, trim, and factory paperwork · 1964 Ford Galaxie 500
Common issue
A Breezeway, adjacent series, or trim clone represented as a factory Marauder · 1964 Mercury Marauder
Confidence
documented · 1964 Mercury Marauder
Correct value
Monterey, Montclair, or Park Lane model and body fields agree with the two- or four-door Marauder fastback structure · 1964 Mercury Marauder
Where to check
Warranty number, data plate, title history, body structure, series trim, and factory paperwork · 1964 Mercury Marauder
Common issue
A Belvedere body upgraded with Satellite script, louvers, buckets, or console represented as a born Satellite. · 1965 Plymouth Satellite
Confidence
documented · 1965 Plymouth Satellite
Correct value
1965 Satellite documentation for a two-door hardtop or convertible in the RP premium Belvedere series. · 1965 Plymouth Satellite
Where to check
VIN, body data plate, factory invoice, and registration history. · 1965 Plymouth Satellite
Common issue
A regular full-size Pontiac fitted with 2+2 exterior and interior trim. · 1966 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421
Confidence
documented · 1966 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421
Correct value
1966 Series 254 body style 25437 hardtop or 25467 convertible · 1966 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421
Where to check
VIN, cowl/data plate, title, body structure, and individual documentation · 1966 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 421

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