Anniversary

[TbirdMarty]

As I sit here typing this I am looking at a canceled check for my deposit on my 2002 Tbird. It has been one year and I am still anxiously awaiting it's arrivial. It might be interesting to start a poll of the folks on this board as to who has received their bird and those of us who are still birdless. I know it will be a high point in 2002 when my dealer calls me and says my bird is finally on the production line. I was 24 of 26 at my dealer and as of last check I had moved (snails pace) up to 19 after a few dropped out and he's got only 3 birds so far. Needless to say it's on my to do list to call him today for an update.
Hope everyone has a terrific new year and that those of us who are waiting will soon be soaring with our birds. But for now I am one year and waiting.

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Courage - and shuffle the cards

[jodrod]

VIN 102532, received 9/28/01, built 8/01, eta 8/27/01, caught in quality hold. 1 of 8, black premium/black top/black accent.

[This message has been edited by jodrod (edited 01-02-2002).]

[joelja]

TBirdmarty,
Eleven months and still waiting. my dealer has 6 vins(out of 18). Hoping for late March for delivery. I't been a long time since Living legends in B'ham in july.

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blue/blue/full blue/premium on order: 10 of 18

[LON O'CONNELL]

VIN 101396 built 6/01 ETA 7/9/01 received 10/09/01 Deposit 2/99. Also caught in quality hold. Had to be shipped back to Wixom from Amarillo, Tx.

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Yellow/Yellow Prem. 02 Bird w/full accent
1999 F150 Super Cab 4x4 Off Road
1998 Taurus SE Sport 24V

[Chief]

Vin 4066,deposit 1/25, delivery 11/9, dealer one of one. Yellow/yellow, prem, full accent, in storage with 174 miles.

[thirdbird]

Vin number 9468 build date 1/14/02. Deposite put down with dealer 6/1/99. 2of9.

[Gobird]

Vin.109293. Ordered Jan.12,2001. Build date 1/14/02. No bird yet but shouldn't be long now. Was 7of12 now am 4of12. Dealer has gotten 3 in so far. Mine is next !!!

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Blue on Blue Prem. STILL WAITING Ordered in Jan. 7of12 NOW 4of12
69 Vette
73 MGB
97 F-150 4x4
2-Seadoo Jet Skies
a dog a cat and a couple hundred fish in my pond
Got Vin. 109293 Build Date 01/14

[This message has been edited by Gobird (edited 01-02-2002).]

[TbirdTim]

Mine is VIN 105099. I ordered it through MSN Carpoint's website on 7/3. It was built 11/1 and delivered to me on 12/3. Just passed the 1,000 mile mark yesterday! Great Car!

[TBIRD II]

# 7 of 30

I put my deposit down 4/01

VIN 9476, expected build week of 1/14.



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Joe
TBIRD II - My License Plate
Waiting for #9476...

[yellowwing1]

Vin #102032 Delivered 10th month. Deposit $1000 Feb/March-- Switched dealer (they wanted 5000 over) in June . Deposit returned and reapplied to new Dealer (Manderbach Ford)
Baby's in garage now..

[T02 Bird]

VIN: 1FAHP60A32Y10831 is currently in trim on the production line. Will be coming through final assembly on Friday, January 4! Placed my deposit on November 18 after getting royally SCREWED by my local dealer who decided not to honor our MSRP deal. Expected ETA right now is week ending 1/21, but my guess is that it will be at the dealer by 1/19. Scheduled to take delivery on Saturday, January 26 after returning from vacation.

Just a reminder to those still waiting...I'm leaving next Thursday for Wixom, so if there's any VINs I should be on the lookout for, please let me know.

Very excited expectant Papa!

KB

[LON O'CONNELL]

T02 Bird,

I think you missed a digit on the last six of your VIN on above post.

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Yellow/Yellow Prem. 02 Bird w/full accent
1999 F150 Super Cab 4x4 Off Road
1998 Taurus SE Sport 24V

[T02 Bird]

Okay Lon!

Should have been 108391. Picky, picky! Excited fingers ya know?

KB

[rlstonejr]

KB -less than 3 weeks. how time flies. congrats and have a great trip.

Neiman Marcus, vin #00035; ordered 9/25/00;built 7/01;delivered 10/04/01 -12.5 painful months

TBirdMarty - you put down a deposit 12 months ago and got spot 24? wow!

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neiman vin#00035
delivered October 4, 2001

[greenwr]

Ordered 11/18/2000 with $1000.00 deposit, picked up 11/19/2001. Vin # 104359, Red with White Hard top. was one of one for a small dealer. Approximately 1800 miles and in love with the car. An old buddy of mine said it made him want a Vette even more, so he had Santa bring him a new Blue one.

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Bill's Red and White #4359

[woodand]

T02 bird

While in Wixom Keep an eye out for mine. I'm right behing you with 8405....all blue

[2K2BIRD]

Started looking to order one in late July 2001 to be delivered before 12/31/01. Emailed all dealers within a 90 mile radius. A dealer 25 miles form home said he was pretty sure the only one he was going to get would become available as the original ordering party had lost their job. He said another one of his good customers had expressed interest but he probably would be over ruled by the Mrs.

We kept in touch and low and behold in mid-October when I called to touch base he said the car would be in the first week of November and I would have the right of first refusal since the others had dropped out. On October 30th he sent me an e-mail saying the car was in. I couldn't wait - took the afternoon off to go take a look. We were still haggling over the price so I didn't drive the car because I didn't want the emotions to over take the brain (like they hadn't already). He told me the bottom line of what it was going to take to get the car. I went home to mull it over and called him back the next day to say yes.

Went back on a rainy Nov. 3rd to do the paperwork (didn't drive it that day as it was cleaned up and the centerpiece of the dealership). I arranged to have him deliver the car to my work via trailer on November 9th (let him keep it on the showroom floor for a few days). The car was delivered exactly as scheduled at the end of the work day and I had more fun showing it off to co-workers that evening than you can imagine. Drove the car for the first time that night when I took it home. My wait was tough enough, I can't imagine what some of you are going through after more than a year

Been smiling ever since - current mileage is 890 miles.

Paul

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#3739 Premium
Torch Red w/matching top
Standard Interior

[TbirdMarty]

rlstonejr;

You would not believe what I had to go through just to get that precious #24 spot. I was on 5 different dealers waiting list, two of which I had to keep informed as to the progress on the Bird and Ford's recommended ordering policy. Needless to say of all those dealers only one came through, my local home town dealer screwed me royally after I had kept him in the loop so to speak. One of his connected "buddies" got the slot that should have been mine. Hopefully I will get my BlueBird sometime in late spring. If not for the Media tour drive I got to take along with joelga, filbird, and others the wait might be a little more scary. After that though, I know that I am getting an absolute "FINE" piece of road art. Enjoy -- those of you who have your birds and please pull for those of us who are still "expectantly waiting".

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Courage - and shuffle the cards

[redbird]

woodand

8405 was on the line during the holiday break. It should have gone to shipping today.

[wwtbird2]

tbirdmarty, I put a deposit down on whisper white premium 02/99, car was ordered on 01/15/01. I am still waiting on a vin #? I am 3 of 8 at dealer. He can't seem to find any infomation on it??

[TBIRD II]

Somebody from the forums sent me an e-mail on this subject, so I am sharing the answer here for anyone else who has the same question.

The basic question was why do I have a VIN when I ordered my car in April, whereas some dealers still have not had any new VINs in a while (who may have orders older than mine).

This was my reply:


I ordered my T-Bird in April and was given my VIN in December. So the big question is why are some people who ordered their cars earlier than that still waiting for a VIN? The answer is that each dealer is given an allocation based upon the size of their dealership (in volume). Larger dealers may be getting as many as 50 or more T-Birds, while smaller ones may be getting only 1 or 2.

Ford decided that every dealer would get their first T-Bird before any dealer got their second. So the first 4200 or so T-Bird VINs were allocated at around the same time... one per dealer. After that the VINs were to be handed out as a proportionate percentage of each dealer's total allocation. That means a dealer who is getting 5 total will get one T-Bird every 2 months, but a dealer getting 50 will get about 5 TBirds PER MONTH. So even if you ordered your car in January when they first opened the order banks, if you ordered from a smaller dealer, it will take longer to get a VIN than somebody who ordered in July from a larger dealer.

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Joe
TBIRD II - My License Plate
Waiting for #9476...

[TbirdMarty]

ww;

It looks like you may be the winner in the longest wait catagory. (As classified by deposit made) I'm sure there are a lot of us who have waited a loooong time for Ford to bring back the Bird.

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Courage - and shuffle the cards

[Howlee]

My dealer asked me yesterday if i would take my car without the hard top. if so could probably get it sooner. I said no problem as long as i can get one later at cost. Like others, being last on the list (2 of 2) I might have to wait till summer before i see my car.

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Blue/Blue Prem. w/full accent
2 of 2 no vin. and still waiting

[whisper]

I also am 2 of 2 at my dealer. I spoke to him about a month ago. He said that someone from Ford had been by, and had told him that the car would probably be in around the end of March. No VIN yet.

I've changed my order twice -- currently (and finally) have on order a White, premium, black accent interior.

FYI -- I was formally known as bioboss on BON.

[Leonk]

I started the search in early october sending out 80 to 100 emails at dealerships in far off places. Received 25 or so responses, most were we have our allocation sold but we'll put you on a list or we can order one for you. 3 or 4 actually had a car VIN possibly sold but since the economy etc etc.. and all of the prices were from $2,500 over to $10,000 over...one dealer in Monroe, LA called and said that he had one coming in, triple black, and it was unsold. Asked the price, quoted me MSRP, sent a deposit, called me 2 days before Halloween, flew to Shreveport, paid for it and drove it home..smiling all the way..
Vin# 2730, Triple Black, Black Accent. Bought and have on 18" HRE Chrome wheels.
just hit 1100 miles and this is definatley not a daily driver for me.

[oaklifdn]

Ordered my Evening Black Bird on 3-11-01, Vehicle Order Confirmation dated 3-21-01. No VIN or Build Date. Still waiting!!

[Tommy Tbird Blue]

Well....I think I've done a bit better than that. I ordered in August of 2001. Just got my vin from the dealer (10074) and it will be built 1/21, looking at delivery in mid-late Feb!

Tommy T
Blue/White/Blue
10074

[niteflight]

Deposit down in Nov. of '99 (number 2 on the dealer's allotment of 7).

Order was placed on Feb. 1, 2000. (3 of 8)

As of last week, still no VIN or build date assigned, but I'm told I'm next on their allotment.

[SoCal Tbird]

deposit was 11/10/00, 7 of 52, I got my vin number yesterday, 109891, build date is 02/04/02.