Why It Matters
The Ford 9-inch rear axle matters because axle hardware is central to originality, restoration, and cross-car comparison for high-performance Ford applications.
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The Ford 9-inch rear axle matters because axle hardware is central to originality, restoration, and cross-car comparison for high-performance Ford applications.
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2-door Tudor or 4-door Fordor sedan
Custom 300 Tudor 70B or Fordor 73B
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop
63A two-door Club Victoria hardtop
Model 53 / body 63A two-door Starliner hardtop
Two- and four-door sedan, hardtop, and convertible series
Galaxie 500; five non-wagon body styles
Two- and four-door sedan, hardtop, Sports Hardtop, and convertible series
Galaxie 500; six non-wagon body styles
Fairlane 500 two-door sedan / two-door post
Ford factory drag program with Dearborn Steel Tubing conversion work
Two- and four-door sedan, fastback hardtop, and convertible series
Galaxie 500; five non-wagon body styles
54A four-door sedan, 57B four-door hardtop, 63B two-door hardtop, or 76A convertible
Sedan, two- or four-door hardtop, and convertible
Fairlane 500 two-door hardtop
Factory special-order Ford Fairlane 500 two-door hardtop built for Super Stock eligibility
Fairlane 500 / 500XL two-door hardtop or club coupe, verified per car
Factory 427 Fairlane package requiring VIN and paperwork proof, not a dealer-swapped 427 claim
2-door hardtop, fastback, or convertible; verify the individual body and configuration from records
S-code 390 FE four-barrel V8, rated at 320 gross hp
2-door fastback
Shelby American, Inc.
Comet 202 sedan; Capri, Caliente, or Cyclone hardtop according to reported records
R in the fifth VIN position; body series varies
2-door fastback
Factory Ford Mustang with GT Equipment Group and S-code 390 V8
GT fastback or hardtop; reviewed production sources do not support a regular-production convertible count
Regular production began in April 1968
fastback
Shelby GT500KR special-edition Mustang
Torino GT fastback, hardtop, or convertible (target trim; exact body style unresolved)
Torino GT fastback, hardtop, or convertible
standard Cougar 65A or XR-7 65B two-door hardtop
7.0 Litre GT-E on standard Cougar or XR-7
Cyclone GT formal-roof hardtop or fastback hardtop
Cyclone GT formal-roof or fastback hardtop
Cobra two-door SportsRoof or formal-roof hardtop
Factory Ford Cobra performance model in the Fairlane/Torino intermediate family
SportsRoof fastback
Factory Ford Mustang SportsRoof performance model
SportsRoof fastback
1969
SportsRoof
1969 Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof
SportsRoof fastback
428-cu.in. Cobra Jet 4V V-8, 335 hp reported
2-door SportsRoof fastback or 2-door hardtop
Cobra; commonly indexed as Torino Cobra
standard Cougar two-door hardtop
Factory Mercury Cougar hardtop with Eliminator package and optional 428 Cobra Jet / Super Cobra Jet path
Cyclone fastback two-door hardtop
Factory Mercury Cyclone/Cyclone Spoiler fastback with 428 Cobra Jet, Ram Air, SCJ, and Drag Pak claims decoded per car
two-door fastback coupe / SportsRoof
Fastback/SportsRoof two-door coupe
SportsRoof / fastback
Mach 1 SportsRoof, body style 63C
2-door SportsRoof fastback
Mach 1 SportsRoof, body style 63C
SportsRoof fastback or convertible
1969-70 Shelby Mustang program; 1970 cars treated as carryover 1969 inventory with 1970 VINs/updates
SportsRoof
Torino Cobra SportsRoof
SportsRoof hardtop
Factory Ford Torino Cobra performance configuration
standard Cougar two-door hardtop (65A)
Standard Cougar two-door hardtop with Eliminator package
standard Cougar two-door hardtop (65A)
Standard Cougar two-door hardtop with Eliminator package
four-door sedan
1971
SportsRoof / fastback
1971 only
SportsRoof / Mach 1 fastback
Factory Ford Mustang Mach 1 SportsRoof
SportsRoof hardtop
Factory Ford Torino Cobra performance configuration
Torino GT SportsRoof (body serial code 35) or convertible (37)
Torino GT SportsRoof or convertible; separate from Torino Cobra
four-door sedan
Canceled before normal production
Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof fastback or two-door hardtop
Gran Torino Sport SportsRoof or two-door hardtop
SportsRoof / fastback
Mach 1 SportsRoof, body code 63R
SportsRoof / fastback
Mach 1 SportsRoof, door-data-plate body code 63R