1986 Idaho SSP

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by FoxChassis

Which DSO a car is ordered through has to do with the "region" (first digit) and "district" (second digit) that the ordering dealer is in. I don't know how Ford went about assigning dealers to which ever DSO they ended up.

I have ALWAYS seen that the first two digits in the dealer number is the DSO, that's why I thought it odd that the DSO on the door tags (actual and image) and the buck tag are 76 but the dealer number starts with 56. I thought that the dealer number would have started with 76 as well.

Dealer codes couldn't be the same as the DSO in many cases, because the DSO codes, like you mentioned above, are regional (districts).

From the DSO page here:

[FoxChassis]

I will have to go through all of the window stickers, invoices, reports again but if I remember correctly, this is the first time that the dealer code did not match the DSO. Granted, the documentation that I have seen is only but a very small percentage of total production.

When I say "region" and "district", that is what is on the build sheet. Put the two together and it's the same as the DSO.

[GSPI]

Again, this is how all of the Idaho fleet cars have been ordered from my research.

Here is the door tag for the recent Idaho car that was sold out of the Cleveland area:



...same thing. And here is the buck tag for that vehicle:



Hopefully that helps you guys out with your search for the answer to the Idaho mystery... more info when I finally dig out the build sheet.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by FoxChassis

I will have to go through all of the window stickers, invoices, reports again but if I remember correctly, this is the first time that the dealer code did not match the DSO. Granted, the documentation that I have seen is only but a very small percentage of total production.

When I say "region" and "district", that is what is on the build sheet. Put the two together and it's the same as the DSO.

I might be missing your point, but we have tons of documented cars with DSO codes from adjacent states, ie. Oregon cars with 74 DSOs. If the ordering dealer was in OR, as in these cases, then the dealer codes don't match the DSO code.

[GSPI]

I can always call the Denver sales office no?

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by GSPI

I can always call the Denver sales office no?

I doubt it!

[GSPI]

I have their telephone number...

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by GSPI

I have their telephone number...

Good luck with that. Let us know if they tell you anything good.

[GSPI]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

Good luck with that. Let us know if they tell you anything good.

I aim to please... and find information!! I've gotten this far, might as well go "all out"!

[FoxChassis]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

I might be missing your point, but we have tons of documented cars with DSO codes from adjacent states, ie. Oregon cars with 74 DSOs. If the ordering dealer was in OR, as in these cases, then the dealer codes don't match the DSO code.

I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying.

Anyway, did find more where the DSO wasn't the same as the first part of the dealer number. Most of them are the same though.