the door tag - 
and the stamping on top of the left
front inner fender apron 
.Mustang Data and Documentation
According to the info presented below, the car was scheduled to be built at the Metuchen NJ plant on January 20, 1966. Six days after that scheduled date, it rolled off the assembly line.
The vehicle identification number (VIN) for this car is located in four readily available locations/sources; three locations on the car, and typed in the original owners manual.
On the vehicle, we have...
the body buck tag -
the door tag -
and the stamping on top of the left
front inner fender apron .
Another location
for VIN number is the original owner's manual 
inside front cover 
,
and the build sheet, if available 
.
Along with the owners manual, I also have the envelope that the manual, warranty
card, and other vehicle paperwork came in. 
Here are some additional identifying numbers for my car:
Stamped
on the front left flange is an abbreviated identification for the carb.
Since my car was missing the carb tag, this number becomes meaningful. It
identifies the correct 4-bbl 4100 Autolite carb for a 1966 manual
transmission A-code 289.
Click
on the picture to enlarge and look at the stamped number. It reads 6A10H,
which stands for 1966, January (A), 10th day of the month, and inspector's
ID. Some say this date code represents the date the engine block was
machined while other say it's when the engine was assembled. No matter, it
fits the date sequence for this car which was scheduled for assembly on January
20, 1966, and actually assembled on January 26, 1966
Finally, and for the fun of it,
I made up what I think the window sticker for my car should have looked
like. I'm not sure how Ford identified the car with the pony interior - as
a separate option, or a body style that has the option cost rolled into the base
price of the car. Lacking any information to prove one way over the other,
I choose the former. If anyone can tell me for sure how it's supposed to
read, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Drop me an email - 
This car was expensive for it's day!
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