Reference
books say production for the H was 435 coupes and 123 convertibles
for 558 total. We have records for only 278 (202 coupes and 76
convertibles.) With so much missing data, we are limited in the
conclusions we can draw. But that doesn’t mean we won’t
dive into the numbers and see what we learn.
The colors
available for the H were Formal Black, Festival Red, Oyster White,
and Caramel. Special order paint cars were coded 99. Special trim
cars were coded 999. Convertible tops were available in black or
white. The first coupe was a white car shipped on October 16, 1961
and the last was a white coupe shipped on July 19, 1962. The first
convertible was shipped on October 23, 1961 and the last shipped June
28, 1962.
The 202 Coupes
5 have 999
trim.
6 have
code 99 paint.
115 are
white, 28 are black, 27 are caramel, 26 are red.
116 have
AC and there is one heater delete.
45 had the
Golden Tone radio, 23 had the Golden Touch Tune radio, 46 had the
Golden Tone Radio with rear speaker, 76 had Golden Touch Tuner Radio
with rear speaker, and there were 12 radio deletes.
165 had
tinted glass (all windows), 14 had tinted windshield, one had tint
code “8”, and 22 had no tinted glass.
All had
the 3.23/1 axle and the Torqueflite transmission except for one car
with axle “2” (2.93/1).
41 coupes
had the Autopilot. The first was a white coupe shipped October 19,
1961.
91 had the
power antenna.
168 had
the left fender mirror.
46 had
PCV.
73 had
Suregrip.
The 76 Convertibles
6 cars
have 999 interiors.
Two cars
are code 99 paint and both of these have white tops.
40 are
white, 14 are black, 14 are red, 6 are caramel.
25 have
AC.
26 had the
Golden Tone radio, 48 had the Golden Touch Tune radio and there were
2 radio delete cars.
48 were
tinted glass (all windows) and 13 were tinted windshield only.
The
converts were all the 3.23 axle and Torqueflite except for one with
transmission code “1” (manual) and axle “9”.
15 had
Autopilot.
37 had
power antenna.
65 had the
left fender mirror.
11 had
PCV.
28 had
Suregrip.
White Coupes
115
coupes.
2 have
code 999 trim.
67 had AC,
47 had the regular heater and there was one heater delete.
23 had the Golden Tone
radio, 14 had the Golden Touch Tune, 22 had Golden Tone with rear
speaker, 49 Golden Touch Tuner Radio with rear speaker and there were
7 deletes.
98 had
tinted glass, 6 had tinted windshield, and 11 without tinted glass.
29 had
Autopilot.
61 had
power antenna.
96 had the
left fender mirror.
32 had
PCV.
40 had
Suregrip.
Black Coupes
28 black
coupes.
One has
code 999 trim.
17 had AC,
11 had the regular heater and there were no heater deletes.
6 had the Golden Tone
radio, 3 had the Golden Touch Tune, 7 had Golden Tone with rear
speaker, 10 Golden Touch Tuner Radio with rear speaker and there were
2 radio deletes.
22 had
tinted glass, 3 had tinted windshield.
4 had
Autopilot.
8 had
power antenna.
22 had the
left fender mirror.
2 had PCV.
13 had
Suregrip.
Caramel Coupes
27 caramel
coupes.
None have
code 999 trim.
15 had AC,
12 had the regular heater.
6 had the Golden Tone
radio, 4 had the Golden Touch Tune, 5 had Golden Tone with rear
speaker, 10 Golden Touch Tuner Radio with rear speaker and there were
2 radio deletes.
22 had
tinted glass, 1 had tinted windshield, 1 had code 8 (unknown.)
8 had
Autopilot.
13 had
power antenna.
25 had the
left fender mirror.
8 had PCV.
10 had
Suregrip.
Red Coupes
26 red
coupes.
One has
code 999 trim.
16 had AC,
10 had the regular heater and there were no heater deletes.
7 had the Golden Tone
radio, 3 had the Golden Touch Tune, 9 had Golden Tone with rear
speaker, 6 Golden Touch Tuner Radio with rear speaker and there was 1
radio delete.
19 had
tinted glass, 4 had tinted windshield.
None had
Autopilot.
7 had
power antenna.
19 had the
left fender mirror.
4 had PCV.
7 had
Suregrip.
White Convertibles
40 white
converts. 15 had white tops, 25 had black tops.
4 had code
999 trim. One has transmission code “1” (manual) and axle
code “9”.
10 had AC,
30 had the regular heater and there were no heater deletes.
16 had the
Golden Tone radio, 22 Golden Touch Tune and there were 2 radio
deletes.
24 had
tinted glass and 8 had tinted windshield.
5 had
Autopilot.
16 had
power antenna.
33 had the
left fender mirror.
4 had PCV.
16 had
Suregrip.
Black Convertibles
14 black
converts. 7 had white and 7 had black tops.
7 had AC,
7 had the regular heater, there were no heater deletes.
4 had the
Golden Tone radio, 10 the Golden Touch Tune and there were no radio
deletes.
9 had
tinted glass and one had tinted windshield.
2 had
Autopilot.
8 had
power antenna.
13 had the
left fender mirror.
3 had PCV.
3 had
Suregrip.
Red Convertibles
14 red
converts. 9 had white tops, 5 had black.
One had
code 999 trim.
6 had AC,
8 had the regular heater and there were no heater deletes.
5 had the
Golden Tone radio, 9 Golden Touch Tune and there were no radio
deletes.
10 had
tinted glass and one had tinted windshield.
5 had
Autopilot.
9 had
power antenna.
12 had the
left fender mirror.
3 had PCV.
6 had
Suregrip.
Caramel Convertibles
6 caramel
converts. 5 had white tops, 1 had a black top.
None had
code 999 trim.
1 had AC,
5 had the regular heater and there were no heater deletes.
4 had the
Golden Tone radio, 2 Golden Touch Tune and there were no radio
deletes.
2 had
tinted glass.
2 had
Autopilot.
None had
power antenna.
5 had the
left fender mirror.
1 had PCV.
1 had
Suregrip.
I hope
this gives you an idea of the popularity of colors and options but
the record field is limited compared to what we have to work with on
other letter cars.
We
estimate that 161 coupes and 47 convertibles survive.
