40 - EE - XM - 11G - 3 - 1

D = 312 cubic inch V-8 engine

7= 1957 model year

F = Dearborn, Michigan Assembly Plant

H = Thunderbird body serial code

330804 - the 230,804th Ford scheduled for production at Dearborn for 1957

40 = Thunderbird body style code

EE = Colonial White with a Colonial White hard top

XM = Medium Green and Light Green vinyl interior

11G = Scheduled for production on July 11, 1957

3 = Fordomatic transmission

1 = 3.10:1 rear axle ratio