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[red]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:
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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...
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:
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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...
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