Factory build sheet
1990 Ford Thunderbird LX
Build 1FAPP624-L · 3.8L 6cyl · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FAPP624 and position 10 reads L. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Thunderbird whose VIN starts 1FAPP624 and carries L in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 23 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 23 known VINs
- 2 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ford with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 3.8 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 232
- Cylinders
- 6
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 140 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FAPP624 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1990 You are here code L
- 1992 LX 3.8L 6cyl Sedan · 29 vehicles code N
- 1993 LX 3.8L 6cyl Sedan · 121 vehicles code P
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1FA | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | PP624 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | L | Model year — 1990 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
23 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FAPP624-L shares the specification above.
- 23 Known VINs
- 2 Listed for sale now
- 1FAPP624 4LH211081
- 1FAPP624 1LH102108
- 1FAPP624 2LH191476
- 1FAPP624 8LH198156
- 1FAPP624 7LH166069
- 1FAPP624 8LH181289
- 1FAPP624 6LH203726
- 1FAPP624 0LH123659
- 1FAPP624 9LH198070
- 1FAPP624 5LH105481
- 1FAPP624 5LH206181
- 1FAPP624 7LH182062
- 1FAPP624 0LH181433
- 1FAPP624 4LH173948
- 1FAPP624 6LH194302
- 1FAPP624 7LH121245
- 1FAPP624 1LH185264
- 1FAPP624 7LH167268
- 1FAPP624 9LH200013
- 1FAPP624 3LH155618
- 1FAPP624 8LH206157
- 1FAPP624 9LH165070
- 1FAPP624 7LH170784
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Thunderbird, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Vehicle counts come from the 23 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.