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If my math is corect there are a total of 3750 limited edition cars for the 4 year run. There are also a few color combos that are pretty rare. When I read discussions on the future of theese cars in terms of price I rarely see anything reguarding the separate value of theese cars that are limited. I know rarety by itself doesn't increase value. look at Edsel or Essex, but " special" edition usually does ie; Crown Vic, Mach I etc. Also as time goes on a good history with a car adds value too. Before carfax a lot of history was written to sell cars. I knew 1 or 2 who were pretty good at it.
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Not sure about 'limited edition' but for the special editions I only get 3,400.
200 for '02; 700 for '03 ; 1,000 for 04 ; and 1,500 for '05. Which ones are you referring to to get 3750 ? -
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KBB already adds a nice premium for the 007.Comment
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I think the only real limited edition car was the 02 NM the others are just numbered Ford models. Jusy my opinion. Leroy
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What makes one of the Retros to be considered a 'Limited Edition" ?
PortHole Authority classifies all the retros by the following: Standard Color, Fashion Color. As for special editions or 'limited edition' each year had a particular car, 2002- Neiman Marcus 200 cars. 2003-007 Edition 700 cars.
2004-Pacific Coast Roadster 1000 cars. 2005-Cashmere 1500 cars.
All the others, even the Inca Gold with only 82 cars is listed as a Fashion Color not a special edition or limited edition.
See this link,
http://www.portholeauthority.com/the...05/photos.htmlMike
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My black/saddle is a limited edition TBird.
It's the only one I have.2010 Explorer Limited Edition, tri color white, camel interior
2003 TBird black/saddle
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Mine is a Limited (3165, fewer w/Saddle), Fashion Color (MSG), very Special Edition (I love it!). .... And I bought it in May, so it must be a Spring color also. And it has a VIN, therefore its numbered as well.Last edited by RustyFrye; Apr 26, 2012, 08:50 PM.Bird is the word.....
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I think every Retrobird made is a limited edition. I am sincerely not being sarcastic, just my opinion.Comment
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A variation on the idea of a Limited Edition was the Spring Color. As the name says, it was a new color for the Retro which was introduced in the Spring -- a not very opaque way of creating interest (excitement?) approx. 6 months after the excitement about the fall colors had waned. As sales numbers declined, Ford came up with this hoped-for sales booster for the 2004 model, & the Spring Color was Light Ice Blue (yes, mine). It was a nice try but it didn't save the siniking ship -- by the time Spring 2005 arrived, there were no more Retros to paint. Thus the LIB remains a limited attempt (a one-time shot) at a limited edition (731 were made) which was not officially designated by Ford as a Limited Edition. So I have a limited edition, but not a Limited Edition.
I've been around long enough to designate myself a loud-mouthed, smart-assed, buncha-crap cynic about any & all attempts to influence my buying habits thru advertising. Thus, I view "limited edition" & "Limited Edition" & "lint-free toilet paper" as, well, just advertising. But I love my Retro ... & yours, too. ---WillComment
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Will, you missed the 05 spring color - Inca Gold.Limited Edition databases for 007 msg..#26 , PCR sticky, and Cashmere msg.#64
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So, does that make the 2004 Vintage Mint Green the FALL COLOR? 612Originally posted by Will View Post02 Nieman Marcus-SS htp-f/sil. #165 - 21 states-DC
02 TB-TB htp-p/blue acc.-Nancy Gioia-28 states-DC
03 007-Coral htp-f/white acc. #468 7 states
03 WW-WW htp-p/red 8 states
04 VMG-VMG htp-p/white - 20 states-DC
04 Merlot- Merlot htp-sand- B. Grassnig-48 states-DC
04 TR-TR htp-blk 20 states-DC
04 LIB-LIB htp-p/white 16 states-DC
05 Cashmere htp-stone #408 21 states-DC
05 Dusk Rose-DR htp-cashmere seats - 48&DC
05 IG-IG htp-p/white #82 - 48&DCComment
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I was wrong on the 02 and o3 numbers. I had read 500 in 02 and 750 in 03. Just wondering what Ford intended with the special editions. The 02 NM and 03 007 are self explanitory They weren't just numbered cars as all were identical for that model and completely different color and trim.
I do agree that with a total production of 68+K for the 4 years they are all quite limited .Comment
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Yep - the whole dag-gone lot - '02-'05 - was a limited edition! If you got one you were lucky; if not, well, those folks will have to wait till one of us passes on and it goes up for sale someplace!Originally posted by Rondor View Post
The luckiest ones are those of us who belong to TBN! Now that's a 'limited edition'!
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Yeah, I always wondered about the IG. FoMoCo must have had the decision to end the Retro penciled in on their calendar sometime in early 2005 & thenOriginally posted by 5bird7 View Post
they produce an inexplicably short run (82? 92?) of IG. I feel that they already had a small batch of IG paint mixed up & ready to go, so they said "Let's not waste it" & went ahead with production of a car already slated for the storage shelf. Certainly Ford didn't think such a small number of any color would re-ignite interest in a car that America had largely forgotten about, right? Hard for me to figure out, but obviously I'm interested -- it's an intriguing puzzle, a baffling corporate decision, as I see it.
The VMG was the unique color for that year -- issued once & never again, just as was the case with Tbird Blue & DSB & I suppose my LIB (hmmm, all blues) & MSG. Red, black, white & silver were the antitheses to each year's unique paint, the recurring side dishes to a one-time main course. My 2004 sales brochure makes it clear (advertising, once again) that LIB was one such this-year-only color.
But the colors chosen for the Retro, whether you like them or not, were just background music to the more pronounced shortcomings of the car, the most outstanding of which, many on TBN seem to say, was a hefty sticker price for a car lacking in a number of obvious areas. I've replaced what I could (DRLs, speakers, inside rearview mirror, LEDs) to bring my car up to what I'd like it to be, but I'm not sure anyone would buy it new, with my mods, for $42,000.
Anyhow, the IG remains a mystery to me -- a last gasp of a spring color for a car whose assembly line shut down permanently about 3 months later. Peculiar. -----WillComment
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What mystery? They took the leftover IY and mixed in some leftover EB to come up with IG. Waste not, want not.Originally posted by Will View PostComment
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