Engines
2.3L 2V 4-cyl 88 hp A Code
3.3L 1V 6-cyl 94 hp B Code
4.2L 2V V-8 120 hp D Code
Prices
Coupe, standard $5,897
Hatchback, standard $6,566
Hatchback, Ghia, standard $6,786
Production
Coupe, standard 77,458
Coupe, Ghia, standard 13,422
Hatchback, standard 77,399
Hatchback, Ghia, standard 14,273
Total 182,552
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Colors
Bittersweet Glow
Light Pewter Metallic
Tu-Tone Exterior
Color Combinations
Bittersweet
Glow/Black
Vehicle Identification
Numbers
1FA Last digit of model year
B Restraint system (B-active
belts)
P Passenger car
10 Body code for coupe
(15-hatchback, 12-Ghia coupe, 13-Ghia hatchback)
A Engine code
6 Check digit which varies
B Year (B-1981)
F Plant (F-Dearborn)
000001 Consecutive unit number
Example:
1FABP10A6BF000001
1981 would mark the first year in Mustang history that
hatchback models outsold coupes. The trend continued through the end of
the Mustang's third generation in 1993.
