Build Dates / VIN Sequences / Total Production #s

[ELKO1]

607451, silver birch 2004

built 08-26-03

bought 01-04-04

[Canadasvt]

I'm putting the VIN and Build Date into a sortable spreadsheet. For those that don't have the day of the month, this would be helpful information. A few members have access to the OASIS system and can tell you the exact date.

I have access to OASIS and have seen exactly what day the car was ordered, mixed in, gate released, all the way to when I picked it up. I however do not see any relation between VIN and build sequence. Would you not need the rotation # also?

[MM03MOK]

I have access to OASIS and have seen exactly what day the car was ordered, mixed in, gate released, all the way to when I picked it up. I however do not see any relation between VIN and build sequence. Would you not need the rotation # also?

What's the rotation number? I am seeing some later build dates on earlier VINs. Are they assigned the VIN first thing, and if there's a delay or side-step, that's how the build date would come later than a higher number VIN that was built on-schedule?

[poorjoe]

Build Date: 01/09/03 Vin: 668876

[Canadasvt]

What's the rotation number? I am seeing some later build dates on earlier VINs. Are they assigned the VIN first thing, and if there's a delay or side-step, that's how the build date would come later than a higher number VIN that was built on-schedule?

The rotation # is the sequence of vehicles from 0001-9999, which would be good for at least 10 days on a 500/shift, 2 shift schedule, then it starts all over again. This way the operator on the line will see on his uticor screen that the next vehicle coming into his workstation is rotation # 3276, is a Marauder, and it takes the black carpet. Then the next vehicle would be #3277 and it could be a Crown Vic with police package and take a blue vinyl carpet.

The VIN is assigned as soon as the vehicle begins production. If the paint shop produces a car or two or more out of proper sequence, or the engine line or trim line, or final line make a big screw up, that original VIN is still assigned to that vehicle, even though it may not be shipped until 5 months after the vehicles that were produced right in front and behind it.

And vehicles that could say built June/03 could have been built August/03 when you figure the sticker was placed on the B pillar on a Friday in late June, the plant shuts down for the month of July, and maybe even a layoff in the first week of August.

I'd better stop now. I'm getting a headache. I'm not used to thinking about it and actually trying to put it into understandable sentences. We usually just grunt and yell at each other and things fall into their respective places.

[MM03MOK]

Very helpful, Canadasvt, Thank you.

[bobbyc]

2003 Build date 11/02

658642

Purchased 12/28/04 (w/1800 miles)

[RoyLPita]

This was part of an old Hot Rod Mag article. It falls into the trivia catagory. The article had a picture of the 5 Black MMs with their drivers.

"Scott Herberg and his team of professional drivers brought along five Mercury Marauders for a sneak peek and to get the public behind the wheel of this long-awaited fullsize performance car. The one I hopped in bore serial number 2MEHM75V03X600056 and numbers 00040, 00059, 00039, and 00053 were also along for ride-and-drive evaluations. (Some day historians will appreciate this trivia.) To my jaundiced right foot, the 302hp, 32-valve 4.6L seems a little flat below 3,000 rpm, but I was amazed to watch the tachometer quickly sweep to 6,800 rpm before the automatic overdrive transmission snapped into the next gear. These things are going to sell like hotcakes."

BTW (but not to brag), Cmalo and I have OASIS reports for the 1st 43 Pre-production MMs.

[Krytin]

Production: 060602
VIN 611550

[bowers72]

VIN 670013
build date 01-21-03
purchace date 12-01-03

[KilledKenny]

VIN 677033
Build Date 02/10/2003
Warr Start Date 2/11/2003

[DEFYANT]

BUMP

Hows this list going? Will the results be posted or emailed out?

[MM03MOK]

BUMP

Hows this list going? Will the results be posted or emailed out?

Unless people are providing actual build dates and not just months, the list doesn't have much meaning. The list will not be posted publicly.

[Canadasvt]

Unless people are providing actual build dates and not just months, the list doesn't have much meaning. The list will not be posted publicly.

I am on parental leave right now (Canada eh), so I don't have access to my Ford system. If you have access to oasis or dealerconnection, you should be able to access "Where's My Car?", and this will show when the actual build day date was for any VIN.

BTW my Marauder build date was March 25 2004 #669396.

[ckadiddle]

My build date is 1/6/03 (thanks RoyLPita) VIN is 666963.