1981 Ford Model T: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
28 builds left the factory as a 1981 Model T, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 28 configurations
- 138 vehicles built
- 23 for sale right now
Which Model T is yours?
Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.
Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.
What DMV81436-A means
DMV
81436
·
A
- DMV
- the World Manufacturer Identifier Ford registered — the manufacturer and plant group
- 81436
- together encode the Model t line — as Ford filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- A
- in position 10 — model year 1981
- 9, 11–17
- vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
28 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- Trim not recorded DMV81436-A Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Dragster 1S9ST181-J Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000CBL-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AAH-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 000000JJ-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-8 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- 6 Series CB30 00000AAH-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trim not recorded 3495439F-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Bucket HOT ROD RWD 1S9ST181-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Dragster 0000000T-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMB-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 0000AMS3-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-9 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trim not recorded 98765439-7 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-2 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AAH-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trim not recorded 540540T4-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Coupe 00000AMS-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMB-6 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMS-3 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 000000CM-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000CBL-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Trim not recorded 69698TG8-T Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 00000AMB-5 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Roadster 0000AAH3-1 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
Already looking at a specific Model T?
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