Crunching
the K Data
Published
figures show production of the 300K at 3,647 (3,022 coupes and 625
convertibles). We have 3,545 records (3,546 if you include the blank
record) with 2,952 coupes and 593 convertibles; we are missing
records for 32 convertibles and 70 coupes.
By
Accessory
1,369 Ks
had AC (1,226 coupes, 143 convertibles).
11 cars
had dual AC (10 coupes, 1 convert [see "Odd Things"]).
14 were
heater delete (13 coupes, 1 convertible).
1,634 had
Golden Tone AM radio (1,376 coupes, 258 convertibles).
380 had AM
FM (286 coupes, 94 convertibles).
661 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker (583 coupes, 79 convertibles).
201 had AM
FM with rear speaker (149 coupes, 52 convertibles).
99 had
Golden Touch Tuner AM radio (71 coupes, 28 convertibles).
133 had
Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with rear speaker (107 coupes, 26
convertibles).
80 had
radio 9; rear seat speaker with groups 322 323 (coupes only).
357 were
radio delete (300 coupes, 57 convertibles).
1,867 had
tinted glass (1,661 coupes, 206 convertibles).
994 had
tinted windshield (762 coupes, 232 convertibles).
11 had
tinted glass 8 (8 coupes, 3 convertibles).
39 had
code 99 tires (38 coupes, 1 convertible).
82 had the
manual transmission (64 coupes, 18 convertibles).
325 had
rams (266 coupes, 59 convertibles).
233 got
the Autopilot (187 coupes, 46 convertibles).
2,040 had
power windows (1,659 coupes, 381 convertibles).
440 had
power antenna (374 coupes, 66 convertibles).
723 had
the rear window defogger.
737 had
tilt wheel (620 coupes, 117 convertibles). The first tilt wheel was
10/10/63. By this time nearly 600 Ks had already been built.
942 had
seat belt code 1 (771 coupes, 171 convertibles).
1,932 had
padded lower instrument panel (1,602 coupes, 330 convertibles).
641 had
the radio reverberator (560 coupes, 81 convertibles).
976 had
Sure Grip (793 coupes, 183 convertibles).
2,075 had
the undercoat & hood pad (1,724 coupes, 351 convertibles).
500 had
driver and passenger headrests (398 coupes, 102 convertibles).
512 had
passenger headrests (416 coupes, 96 convertibles).
289
convertibles had the black top. 267 had the white. 37 had the blue
top.
By
Color
Formal
Black
411
cars (314 coupes, 97 convertibles). 287 had vinyl interior, 124 had
leather. 138 had AC, 1 had dual AC, 272 had the standard heater and
there were no heater deletes. 191 had Golden Tone AM, 47 had AMFM, 58
had Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 27 had AMFM with rear
speaker, 18 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 15 had Golden Touch
Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 12 had radio 9. 43 were radio
delete. 4 had 99 code tires. 16 were manual transmission. 41 were ram
cars. 31 were Auto Pilot. 226 had power windows. 45 had power
antenna. 83 had rear window defogger. 74 had tilt wheel. 99 had seat
belt 1. 209 had padded lower instrument panel. 83 had reverb. 133 had
bumper guards. 123 had SureGrip. 241 had undercoat and hood pad. 65
had driver and passenger head rests. 72
had passenger head rests.
Wedgewood
85
cars (65 coupes, 20 convertibles). 62 had vinyl interior, 23 had
leather. 42 had AC, 43
had the standard heater and there were no heater deletes.
40 had Golden Tone AM, 11 had AMFM, 17 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 1 had AMFM with rear speaker,
4 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker, 4 had radio 9. 6
were radio delete. 1
had 99 code tires. 1
was manual transmission. 8
were ram cars. 7 were
Auto Pilot. 62 had
power windows. 13 had
power antenna. 19 had
rear window defogger. 19
had tilt wheel. 17 had
seat belt 1. 44 had
padded lower instrument panel. 13
had reverb. 32 had
bumper guards. 26 had
SureGrip. 48 had
undercoat and hood pad. 14 had driver and passenger head rests. 8 had
passenger head rests.
Nassau
Blue
125
cars (97 coupes, 28 convertibles). 99
had vinyl interior, 26 had leather. 49
had AC, 76 had the standard heater and there were no heater deletes.
60 had Golden Tone AM, 15 had AMFM, 18 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 6 had AMFM with rear speaker,
4 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 7 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker, 2 had radio 9. 13
were radio delete. 2
had 99 code tires. 4
were manual transmission. 13
were ram cars. 8 were
Auto Pilot. 70 had
power windows. 10 had
power antenna. 22 had
rear window defogger. 24
had tilt wheel. 33 had
seat belt 1. 60 had
padded lower instrument panel. 28
had reverb. 42 had
bumper guards. 39 had
SureGrip. 64 had
undercoat and hood pad. 19 had driver and passenger head rests. 22 had passenger head rests.
Monarch
Blue
143
cars (118 coupes, 25 convertibles). 116
had vinyl interior, 27 had leather. 42
had AC, 99 had the standard heater and there were 2 heater deletes. 74 had Golden Tone AM, 14 had AMFM, 25 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 9 had AMFM with rear speaker,
3 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 3 had radio 9.
15 were radio delete. 4
were manual transmission. 8
were ram cars. 8 were
Auto Pilot. 65 had
power windows. 13 had
power antenna. 26 had
rear window defogger. 23
had tilt wheel. 27 had
front seat belts. 68 had padded lower instrument panel.22 had reverb.84
had bumper guards.38
had SureGrip.71 had
undercoat and hood pad. 25 had driver and passenger head rests. 21 had passenger head rests.
Pine
Mist
50
cars (43 coupes, 7 convertibles). 33
had vinyl interior, 17 had leather. 19
had AC, 30 had the standard heater and there were one heater delete.17 had Golden Tone AM, 5 had AMFM, 9 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 5 had AMFM with rear speaker,
2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 5 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker, 2 had radio 9. 5
were radio delete. 2
had 99 code tires. There
were no manual transmissions. 3
were ram cars. 3 were
Auto Pilot. 28 had
power windows. 7 had
power antenna. 11 had
rear window defogger. 9
had tilt wheel. 15 had front seat belts. 26 had padded lower
instrument panel. 9 had reverb.16
had bumper guards. 16 had SureGrip. 31 had undercoat and hood pad. 7
had driver and passenger head rests. 5 had passenger head rests.
Sequoia
Green
116
cars (88 coupes, 28 convertibles). 64
had vinyl interior, 52 had leather. 42
had AC, 73 had the standard heater and there was one heater deletes.37 had Golden Tone AM, 18 had AMFM, 26 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 9 had AMFM with rear speaker,
6 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker, 5 had radio 9. 13
were radio delete. 4
were manual transmission. 14
were ram cars. 10 were
Auto Pilot. 65 had
power windows. 16 had
power antenna. 23 had
rear window defogger. 19
had tilt wheel. 21 had
front seat belts. 62
had padded lower instrument panel. 17
had reverb. 35 had
bumper guards. 43 had
SureGrip. 71 had
undercoat and hood pad. 25 had driver and passenger head rests. 29
had passenger head rests.
Silver
Turquoise
143 cars
(125 coupes, 18 convertibles). 92 had vinyl interior, 51 had leather.
60 had AC, 83 had the standard heater. 54 had Golden Tone AM, 14 had
AMFM, 29 had Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 13 had AMFM with
rear speaker, 8 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 7 had Golden Touch
Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 6 had radio 9. 12 were radio
delete. 2 had code 99 tires. 2 were manual transmission. 15 were ram
cars. 11 were Auto Pilot. 87 had power windows. 24 had power antenna.
33 had rear window defogger. 33 had tilt wheel. 27 had front seat
belts. 83 had padded lower instrument panel. 28 had reverb. 77 had
bumper guards. 32 had SureGrip. 87 had undercoat and hood pad. 14 had
driver and passenger head rests. 16 had passenger head rests.
Royal
Turquoise
87
cars (73 coupes, 14 convertibles). 64
had vinyl interior, 23 had leather. 28
had AC, one had dual AC, 58 had the standard heater. 40 had Golden Tone AM, 8 had AMFM, 24 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 8 had AMFM with rear speaker,
3 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 7 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker. 4
were radio delete. 2
had code 99 tires. 3
were manual transmission. 7
were ram cars. 2 were
Auto Pilot. 46 had
power windows. 16 had
power antenna. 21 had
rear window defogger. 19
had tilt wheel. 19 had
front seat belts. 52
had padded lower instrument panel. 14
had reverb. 32 had
bumper guards. 25 had
SureGrip. 60 had
undercoat and hood pad. 12
had driver and passenger head rests. 14 had passenger head rests.
Madison
Grey
82
cars (64 coupes, 18 convertibles). 47 had vinyl interior, 35 had
leather. 36 had AC, 2 had dual AC, 44 had the standard heater. 30 had
Golden Tone AM, 12 had AMFM, 13 had Golden Tone AM radio with rear
speaker, 8 had AMFM with rear speaker, 6 had Golden Touch Tuner AM
radio, 2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 1 had
radio 9. 10 were radio delete. None
had code 99 tires. 5
were manual transmission. 6
were ram cars. 12 were
Auto Pilot. 52 had power windows.9
had power antenna. 20
had rear window defogger. 18
had tilt wheel. 25 had
front seat belts.4 5
had padded lower instrument panel.15
had reverb. 38 had
bumper guards. 39 had
SureGrip. 56 had
undercoat and hood pad. 11 had driver and passenger head rests. 13
had passenger head rests.
Rosewood
106
cars (94 coupes, 12 convertibles). 81
had vinyl interior, 25 had leather. 41
had AC, 64 had the standard heater, there was one heater delete.48 had Golden Tone AM, 9 had AMFM, 23 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 3 had AMFM with rear speaker,
2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 5 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio
with rear speaker, 5 had radio 9.11
were radio delete.2
had code 99 tires. 4 were manual transmission. 7 were ram cars. 3
were Auto Pilot. 61
had power windows. 16 had power antenna. 18 had rear window defogger. 27 had tilt wheel. 23 had front seat belts. 59 had padded lower instrument panel. 21 had reverb. 35
had bumper guards. 24
had SureGrip. 62 had undercoat and hood pad. 14 had driver and
passenger head rests. 10
had passenger head rests.
Royal
Ruby
313 cars
(258 coupes, 55 convertibles). 224 had vinyl interior, 89 had
leather. 90 had AC, one had dual AC, 220 had the standard heater, 3
were heater delete. 151 had Golden Tone AM, 33 had AMFM, 62 had
Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 10 had AMFM with rear
speaker, 6 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 10 had Golden Touch Tuner
AM radio with rear speaker, 4 had radio 9. 37 were radio delete. 3
had code 99 tires. 5 were manual transmission. 25 were ram cars. 18
were Auto Pilot. 183 had power windows. 39 had power antenna. 65 had
rear window defogger. 66 had tilt wheel. 88 had front seat belts. 178
had padded lower instrument panel. 55 had reverb. 99 had bumper
guards. 91 had SureGrip. 170 had undercoat and hood pad. 53 had
driver and passenger head rests. 55 had passenger head rests.
Roman
Red
352
cars (269 coupes, 83 convertibles). 235 had vinyl interior, 117 had
leather. 125 had AC, 1 had dual AC, 226 had the standard heater. 157
had Golden Tone AM, 35 had AMFM, 73 had Golden Tone AM radio with
rear speaker, 25 had AMFM with rear speaker, 11 had Golden Touch
Tuner AM radio, 15 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with rear speaker,
4 had radio 9. 32 were radio delete. 6
had code 99 tires. 10 were manual transmission. 44 were ram cars. 20
were Auto Pilot. 194 had power windows. 40 had power antenna. 57 had
rear window defogger. 91 had tilt wheel.83
had front seat belts. 180
had padded lower instrument panel. 61
had reverb. 123 had
bumper guards. 102 had
SureGrip.226 had
undercoat and hood pad. 48 had driver and passenger head rests. 48
had passenger head rests.
Persian
White
1,031
cars (873 coupes, 158 convertibles). There is one record coded W61
which is likely WW1 and included here. 780 had vinyl interior, 251
had leather. One car was built with a 999 interior. One car is coded
M4-, a mystery. 432 had AC, 4 had dual AC, 590 had the standard
heater, 5 were heater delete. 491 had Golden Tone AM, 117 had AMFM,
183 had Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 52 had AMFM with rear
speaker, 23 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 41 had Golden Touch
Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 22 had radio 9. 102 were radio
delete. 8 had code 99
tires. 20 were manual
transmission. 103 were
ram cars. 58 were Auto
Pilot. 590 had power
windows. 125 had power
antenna. 218 had rear
window defogger. 184
had tilt wheel. 296
had front seat belts. 589
had padded lower instrument panel. 191
had reverb. 321 had
bumper guards. 256 had
SureGrip. 573 had undercoat and hood pad. 144 had driver and
passenger head rests. 12 had passenger head rests.
Dune
Beige
164 cars
(151 coupes, 13 convertibles). 121 had vinyl interior, 43 had
leather. 77 had AC, 1 had dual AC, 85 had the standard heater, one
was heater delete. 92 had Golden Tone AM, 12 had AMFM, 26 had Golden
Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 9 had AMFM with rear speaker, 7 had
Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 2 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with
rear speaker, 3 had radio 9. 13 were radio delete. None had code 99
tires. 1 was manual transmission. 17 were ram cars. 10 were Auto
Pilot. 103 had power windows. 21 had power antenna. 35 had rear
window defogger. 37 had tilt wheel. 39 had front seat belts. 98 had
padded lower instrument panel. 26 had reverb. 52 had bumper guards.
42 had SureGrip. 101 had undercoat and hood pad. 15 had driver and
passenger head rests. 23 had passenger head rests.
Sable
Tan
82 cars
(71 coupes, 11 convertibles). 61 had vinyl interior, 21 had leather.
37 had AC, 45 had the standard heater. 37 had Golden Tone AM, 11 had
AMFM, 13 had Golden Tone AM radio with rear speaker, 8 had AMFM with
rear speaker, 8 had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio, 5 had Golden Touch
Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 1 had radio 9. 7 were radio delete.
1 had code 99 tires. 1 was manual transmission. 3 were ram cars. 11
were Auto Pilot. 48 had power windows. 9 had power antenna. 17 had
rear window defogger. 20 had tilt wheel. 19 had front seat belts. 40
had padded lower instrument panel. 16 had reverb. 31 had bumper
guards. 19 had SureGrip. 54 had undercoat and hood pad. 4 had driver
and passenger head rests. 16 had passenger head rests.
999
There were
15 cars with the special order paint; 9 coupes and 6 convertibles. 10
had vinyl interiors, 5 had leather (3 white, 2 black). 9 were AC, 6
had the standard heater and there were no heater deletes. 4 had the
Golden Tone AM radio, two had the AMFM, two had AMFM with rear
speaker, one had the Golden Touch Tuner, two had had the Golden Touch
Tuner with rear speaker, and four were radio delete. Two had 99 code
tires. They were all automatics and two were ram cars. 12 had power
windows. 6 had tilt wheel. 5 had bumper guards. 7 had SureGrip. 9 had
undercoating and hood pad.
The
Silver Edition
There were
240 Silver Editions. This option package included special paint,
canopy roof molding and vinyl top. The cost for the package was
$71.80.
102 had
AC, 138 had the heater. There were no heater delete cars.
111 had
Golden Tone AM radio, 17 had AM FM, 62 had Golden Tone AM radio with
rear speaker, 6 had AM/FM with rear speaker, 1 had Golden Touch Tuner
AM radio, 8 had had Golden Touch Tuner AM radio with rear speaker, 6
had radio 9 (Rear seat speaker with groups 322 323), 29 were radio
delete. 144 were tint glass, 53 were tint windshield. 3 were tire
code 99. 2 had manual transmission. 8 were ram cars. 18 were equipped
with AutoPilot. 139 had power windows. 35 had power antenna. 48 had
the rear defogger. 61 had tilt wheel. 102 had front seat belts. 52
had Sure Grip. 144 had the undercoating and hood pad. 120 had the
padded lower instrument panel. 40 had the rear seat speaker with
reverberator. 54 had rear bumper guards. 179 had vinyl interior, 61
had the leather. 52 had SureGrip. 30 had driver and passenger
headrests. 54 had passenger headrests.
The first
Silver was built 02/06/1964 and they kept making them right up to the
end (last one shipped July 6). 45 were shipped in February. 143 were
shipped in March. 18 in April. 19 in May. 11 in June, 4 in July.
Not all
Silver 300s were silver; there was one car built in Roman Red.
You could
get the Silver 300 package on a ram car. There were 8 built. 4 were
AC. One was radio delete. One had 99 tires. 4 had power windows. 2
had power antenna. 3 had tilt wheel.
Ram
Cars
There were
325 rams; 266 coupes, 59 convertibles.
Ram
coupes: 32 were Formal Black. 6 were
Wedgewood Blue. 10 were Nassau Blue. 8 were Monarch Blue. 2 were Pine
Mist. 8 were Sequoia Green. 13 were Silver Turquoise. 7 were Royal
Turquoise. 5 were Madison Grey. 7 were Rosewood. 17 were Royal Ruby.
35 were Roman Red. 87 were Persian White. 16 were Dune Beige. 3 were
Sable Tan. 8 were Silver Special. 2 were 999.
Ram
convertibles: 9 were Formal Black. 2 were
Wedgewood Blue. 3 were Nassau Blue. 1 Monarch Blue. 1 Pine Mist. 6
Sequoia Green. 2 Silver Turquoise. 1 Madison Grey. 8 Royal Ruby. 9
Roman Red. 16 Persian White. 1 Dune Beige.
Manual
Transmission
82 Ks were
built with the manual transmission (63 coupes, 19 convertibles).
The first
was a beige coupe shipped on September 10th, 1963 and the last was a
white coupe shipped on July 28th, 1964. January was the highest
production month with 18 cars. There were no ram cars with the
manual.
Odd
Things
- Two cars
were abandoned to carrier. One was a Monarch Blue convertible and the
other was a Madison Grey coupe.
- When
sorted by VIN, 10 of the last 11 cars were ram cars.
- There is
one record where the paint is W61. Most likely this is WW1.
-
One car has interior M4-.
It should be M4B, M4T, M4W, M4R, or M4X.
- There is
one convertible with heater code 2. This means dual AC but dual AC
was not offered on convertibles (where do you put the evaporator?)
- For seat
belts, there is code 0, code 1, code /, code 411, and code 419. We
know 419 adds retractors to 411 (411 is two front color keyed belts).
The difference in the other codes is not known but it is safe to say
most Ks had front seat belts.
Survivor
Even though more Ks were made than any other Letter Car, not many Ks have survived. By our last estimate, 436 coupes and 140 convertibles remain.

With the
completion of the K review, the only Letter Car left to do is the L.
Unfortunately we don't have any records so there will be no number
crunching for the L.
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