[rsimkins]

Patti,

I haven't seen Kevin's book, but from what you just said, I'm going to guess that since Hollerith (IBM) punch cards have eighty columns and the Vehicle Order Image has eighty characters, the Vehicle Order Image is what was entered on those cards. I sent a message to Marti Autoworks asking for a breakdown of the Vehicle Order Image. We'll see what they have to say. My contact at Ford may be able to help as well. He is a long time Mustang owner. I'll keep you posted.

I'm glad that I have some people interested in this thread. I'd like to see if we can figure this out and maybe make the information available online. It would also be nice if we could get enough information together to figure out what the original broadcast sheet might have looked like.