My dad has '56 from when he was 16. Just recently I tried to buy a Marti Report for it but they don't provide data for models later than '76. Is there any other way to get one?

thanks

 

Never heard of a Marti report before so I looked it up on the interweb...


"We are the privileged licensee (contract #5012) to Ford Motor Company's entire production database for the 1967-2007 model years. We can tell you everything about any Ford, Lincoln, or Mercury made in the United States or Canada during 1967-2007. What color was your car? Easy. What rear axle ratio? Sure. What day was the car sold? Yeah, even that - and a whole lot more."


Looks like you are out of luck for the 56 year model.

 

Had to google Marti reports, never heard of them. Don't know how much they charge, but I'd bet most of the info they sell can be obtained free from Ford.
Regarding data on a '56, there is some information out there, but Ford tossed a lot of records over the years. As far as ownership, registration or sales information regarding a specific truck, I doubt any of that is available anywhere.
We can help decipher most of the information available on the data/warranty plate if you post the information or clear pictures of the plate.

 

Marti reports are popular with the Mustang crowd. Kevin Marti has bought all of Ford's information, and will sell you a report on your favorite Ford product. This is the Ford information, Marti has the exclusive contract, and you won't be able to get some of the info he sells from Ford.

He sells several, some start at about 20 bucks, and it goes up from there to about 200 for the framed fancy one. It's my understanding that Ford did not retain this information for anything prior to 1967 (with the Mustangs, anyway, although he may have something for earlier vehicles of other models), as you can't get info on anything older than that.

The cheaper ones decode your VIN (the guys here are just as good, and it costs less), but the more expensive ones break down everything from date of original sale, to original dealer, exact date of manufacture, etc, etc.

Here's a copy of one for one of my Mustangs, broken down into how many are like yours...

 

There was a fire in the Ford offices where such records were kept, somewhere around '59 as I recall. So there is no one who can produce a report for anything older than that.

 

From what I have read up on this he didn't buy the information from Ford, he bought the access to Fords data. Ford is required by the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to retain all of this information, therefore anything he has, so does Ford.
I'm sure that Numberdummy can fill us in on this.

 

Interesting.....I'd be annoyed if I paid for what I could have gotten for free from Ford....

 

You would not have gotten the breakdown that Kevin does, or the history he provides with sales data, etc. From Ford what you get is a simple list of options the car was ordered with and the decode of the data tag on their letterhead. I've got both a Marti Report and a 999 report from Ford for my 67 Fastback. Kevin definitely adds value to the service he provides, if you value this kind of historical trivia.

You may also note the error in the Ford data, it says "Candyapple Red - Interior Trim Color" when it should say exterior color.