thunderbird collection

[rlstonejr]

anyone receive 2nd mailing?

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[VABIRD02]

I am looking for mine in the mail this week. They were mailed 11/21 (Thanksgiving week) so it has been slowed somewhat. Also, the Xmas mail, pkgs. etc; is starting to get heavy. The lady I talked with at the 800 # said to call her back if I did not receive my mailing by Mon. 12/03. Good Luck and hope this is helpful.
Happy Holidays

[joelja]

I spoke with the lady at the 800# also...some of the packages did not go out until Monday 11/26....so we should see them today, tomorrow, or Monday at the latest.

[thenewtbird2]

As I recall, it took up to 4 weeks for those on this message board to all receive theirs from the time they were initially sent out, so don't panic if they don't show up within 3 or 4 days.

[TbirdMarty]

I have yet to receive anything from the Collection and my dealer assures me he has registered me. Can someone tell me the 800 # so I can call and verify that I am registered?

[T02 Bird]

TBirdMarty-

The Thunderbird Collection 800-831-8317.

Good luck.

KB

[TbirdMarty]

Thanks for the #. So far all I get is ringing but no answering.

[whvt01]

Just wondering what is supposely being
sent now. Know on BON was a hot topic
for a while.

Last week when had the big blow up with
the dealer, Customer Service was stating
that they paid and made sure name was
listed Blah, Blah, Blah.

Not worth having contact with the dealership, was just curious what might have
received.

[This message has been edited by whvt01 (edited 01-30-2002).]

[thenewtbird2]

whv01 - there are other threads within this forum that have discussed this collection since this particular thread was started - just a continuation of the BON threads on the subject.
I have the set outlined on this page on my site:
memorabilia (http://www.geocities.com/***********/newbirdmems.html) - with dates they started arriving at doorsteps along with picture links of the first 2 sets.

They're also on this one:
FAQS (http://www.geocities.com/***********/faqs3.html) which has a description of the 5 mailings.

[whvt01]

I'll check it out. When put a search for
collection this was the only thread to
come up.

Was just curious to see what might have
gotten.

[jodrod]

I have noticed the search function is not real reliable. I copied a string to search for directly from an post and it was not found.

[thenewtbird2]

This'll get you to the other threads:
The Thunderbird Collection (http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000079.html)

and an offshoot of it:
engraved plaque (http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000382.html)

I haven't found the search very fruitful either. I still go thru the old posts, page list by page list - there are not too many pages so far so it doesn't take too long.

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[02birdman]

Bought my car in early November and was signed up for the Thunderbird colletion at that time. I called the 800# about 2 weeks ago and was told by them a dealer had to request the information. I called my dealer and gave him the number which he called and confirmed my name as being on thier list. They assured him again we will be getting all items, but no time frame. Hope we receive by summer.

[Raida]

On March 11, then on March 13 we received the bookends, the red book, the journal, the Polaroid photo of our white T-Bird coming off the line and a note telling us to expect three more mailings. Who can tell me what will be contained in the other three mailings and when we should expect to receive them?

[joelja]

This is the "normal sequence of mailings:

1. Red book w/bookends
2. Yellow book with static clings the color of your car
3. Blue book

These three mailings have all been done, for the most part, with the exception of "catching up" those folks who have not gotten them.

4. White book with diecast TBird model the color of your car. I am guessing late May for this one.

5. Black book: a journal. With metal engraved plate. This item is supposed to be shipped right after you get your car.

The above is my best info based on what I have learned. It may not be completely correct.

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blue/blue/full blue/premium on order: VIN #16050

[thenewtbird2]

pretty close to correct, Joela - don't see anything wrong with what you stated.
mailings are about 3 months apart so even those catching up will have to wait inbetween mailings.

[tbinil]

I've received mailings 1, 2 and 3, but not 5. I've had the car since Nov 1, 2001. My dealership closed, went out of business March 20. Do you suppose I will not get any more mailings even though the dealer paid for the collection?

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Yellow premium, full accent 4127

[thenewtbird2]

tbinil: I would suspect that you'll just get your mailings the same time that the rest of us who haven't got our 'birds yet since you already got #1-3. Your defunct dealer paid for your mailings along time ago and it shouldn't affect that order.

[tr cruiser]

Since each mailing includes a "personalized" letter from the dealership, I wonder if there's a possibility going out of business could have an effect on future mailings? Might be worth a letter to the regional sales office.

[thenewtbird2]

I think that's rather a remote possibility but maybe it ought to be checked out. Their phone # is near the top of this thread.

[TBirdBoy]

OK...after reading the posts and checking out Dots site I feel totally cheated! Apparentlly being on a a waiting list for a year and then having my car on order for 14 months was not long enough for my dealer to get me signed up for this program! Ok, I'm venting a little. I took delivery last month and love my car, but would like to get the collection also. Has anyone had any luck calling the directly? I would pay to get it! Happy cruising!

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Premium Black w/Red partial
VIN - 1FAHP60AX2Y113877
#4044
Delivered 3/29/02

[DavidA]

I'm pretty sure the cutoff date for signing up was October or November.

[TBIRD7432]

Originally posted by DavidA:
I'm pretty sure the cutoff date for signing up was October or November.

My Dealer called the 800 number to check it out - there reply Only those who tok deliver before January 1st 2002 were eligible. I got mine January 8 2002 http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/frown.gif

[thenewtbird2]

That tells you something about their communications even within the program. There are many on this board who ordered their cars before Dec 31 AND are receiving their collections AND have not received their cars yet - along with those that have received their cars before & after the cutoff date. Receiving the cars had nothing to do with whether one was in the program or not - it had to do with the dealer knowing that he had to order the set by the end of December, for his customers that had placed orders. The key is that you had to have ordered the car, not just bought it off the lot.

Ford knew the wait was going to be long for many of it's customers but it dropped the ball when they switched the program and then didn't figure out a way to make sure dealers/salesmen knew about the change. There were a couple of brochures that told about ordering the collection but they were either buried in another topic or never reached the parties that would have used them. There was also info on the dealer's website way back in May 2001 but you know what it's like to find info unless you know it's there. Ford wasn't the only one to drop the ball on this set - some dealers knew about the program but made the decision not to purchase. Some customers had to do some major arm twisting & jumping thru hoops to get their dealers to sign up for it. Some even went so far as to give their dealer the money to "buy" the set. What really irks me about that is the costs - this set is really nice and the price to the dealer just covers handling & shipping of each shipment.

[I'm getting warmed up] http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/frown.gif What really gets me about the whole thing is that ALL the salesmen/managers, etc... knew about the "Manage the Wait" program but they seemed to make sure that customers were told that they didn't know anything about the "Thunderbird Collection" program. I will have to say this - There were a few out there that actually knew about it & didn't have to be coerced into signing up their customers for it. The dealership (Don Davis Ford - I know - shameless plug http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/wink.gifI ordered from was one of those few http://www.fordthunderbirdforum.com/ubb/smile.gif

This forum helped alot of it's members learn about the set and how & where to get the set ordered but alas - it's too late now for those that didn't find us til now. I really feel that Ford & it's dealers let down a number of customers who had long standing orders for these cars - no communications at all from Ford during this whole period --- unless they knew about the collection. The whole idea behind the set was to ease the pain of the wait - NOT - at least not in the way it was handled.

This forum did more to help the long wait than anything - something that Ford ought to think about for it's other models that customers have to wait long periods for.

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Dot, tbird blue w/white top on order, #18/26 the New T-bird (http://www.geocities.com/***********)

[TbirdTim]

Dot,

I have been trying to directly contact dealers in my area to have them pass along information about our "Atlanta Thunderbird Group" to their current and future Thunderbird owners. I have even stopped by dealerships with pre-printed flyers in hand and lots of them act like it's of no interest to them, so I bet that most of my flyers get tossed in the trash after I leave.

I spoke with a lady at the dealership where I bought my car, she promised to send me a list of their current and future Thunderbird owners (I got approval from the sales manager there to get the list from her) and, after 3 weeks I still don't have that list!

I feel that a lot of the dealers are just there to sell as many cars as they can, for as much as they can, putting forth as little effort as possible, disregarding any people like us that have a deep interest in specific specialty cars, such as our Thunderbird's. A lot of the dealers seem to move from dealership to dealership, almost month to month, so the loyalty and respect for customers never has a chance to materialize.

I was lucky enough to have a great dealer, that helped me with the deal on my Thunderbird. He gave me several of the Thunderbird items that you see people selling on Ebay, including the Thunderbird video tape, double CD package, lots of different kinds of brochures, etc. He even signed me up for the Thunderbird Collection, just before my car arrived in early December. He was a great dealer!

I do feel that a LOT of the dealers just don't care!

[K6RU]

I called the 800 number this morning and was advised that only my dealer could have set up the collection (as stated previously). She also said the 800 number would go away next week.