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    Default 1978 Fairmont tag

    Although the car is long gone, yesterday I found an aluminum tag from one of my old 78 Fairmont 2 door sedans. I believe that this bare aluminum tag is the one that was attached to the cars owners manual. Anyhow, the tag reads like this, top line first, and to the right;
    8X91F249672 W 9D B7
    66B LB 28G B W

    It was a factory 302 V8 auto, that I later converted to a T5 5 speed and 8.8 rearend. It had the fairly rare optional front door vent windows that had round knobs inside to crank the vent windows out. It also had a blue "Houndstooth" interior, and a 2 tone paint scheme, white with a blue painted roof. Next to my 78 Fairmont 2 door sedan drag race car, this was my favorite of my 6 F/Zs, 4 of which were "Boxtops". It was a regular winner at Mission Raceway dragstrip, and won 2 track championships in the late 90s.
    1978 Fairmont 2 door sedan, 428CJ 4speed. 9.972ET@132.54mph. 1.29 60 foot
    Replaced the FE big block with my 331/4 speed in my Fairmont, best 10.24ET @128 MPH.
    1985 Mustang LX hatchback NHRA Stock Eliminator 302 4 speed best in legal trim 12.31@107 mph, but has gone 11.42@115 with aftermarket intake, carb, and iron Windsor Jr. heads.New for 2012! 331 cube SB Ford, AFR 185 heads, solid flat tappet cam, pump gas; 10.296ET@128.71 mph, 1.37 60 foot.
    1979 Zephyr Z7, all original 302 auto, 2nd owner.

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    That metal tag was affixed to the "Owner Card (Warranty Identification Card)". Can you post a pic of the tag?

    VIN
    8 = 1978 model year
    X = St. Thomas Assembly
    91 = Fairmont 2-dr sedan
    F = 5.0L V8 engine
    249672 = 149,672nd 1978 Ford scheduled for production at St. Thomas Assembly

    Owner Card
    8X91F249672 = [VIN decoded above]
    W = unknown
    9D = Polar White exterior paint color
    B7 = Pacific Ford of Canada district sales office
    66B = Fairmont 2-dr sedan
    LB = cloth & vinyl seating w/ low-back front buckets (L), Blue interior trim color (B)
    28G = July 28, 1978 scheduled build
    BW[blank] = 2.47:1 axle ratio, non-locking differential (B), C4 automatic transmission (W), no factory air conditioner [blank]
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