Get build information on your 2002-2005 Thunderbird.

[MikeB]

See below:

[MikeB]

No. See my PM to you. I’d like your help in looking up my order if possible.

[MikeB]

Great to see you back here Mike!!

You didn't actually get the MustangE yet did you?

Thanks anyway Harry. We do have a Ford employee on the site but he doesn't work at the Cuautitlan Plant and has to rely on secondhand information from a contact at the plant. That's the problem as he doesn't hear much from him lately and everyone is freaking out about their build dates. The OKTB date was moved back a week to tomorrow (11-30) but nobody knows if that's still the case. People have build weeks coming up in the next week and wonder if their cars will be built on time AND arrive in 2020 as Ford advertised. These are people who reserved a car back in November of 2019. Ford has delayed the OKTB date for the 2021 Bronco stating problems with the BLIS Blindspot Radar System.

When I ask members about my car nobody really knows but they estimate April to June 2021. I have a really hard time believing this but I guess the cars are that popular. It was also stated that some parts (batteries) are in short supply and this might affect production as well. Add in Covid 19 uncertainty's and it's anybodies guess.

Also, people wonder about what Ford said about capping production in 2021 to 50,000 units worldwide. That scares me as well because I ordered so late.

Is it true that my salesman can't see anything that might give him an idea of when it will go into production? He originally told me January or February 2021 but I'm wondering if he's stating wait times for a "normal" Ford and not this new EV

[Quickdraw]

Mike,

I'm afraid there isn't going to be much concrete info about your expected build date until you get much closer to the actual build date. I do not think your dealer or salesperson can determine anything until a VIN number has been assigned. DavidA, Spence, Dot and others here that ordered their Tbirds in 2000 can chime in with their experience but looking over my data here is a typical time-line of an early ordered Thunderbird.

Typical early order timeline:
Order Date: 11/7/2000
Vin Assigned: 1/16/2001
Segmented: 3/5/2001
Build date: 5/31/2001

Maybe Ron McCloud knows for sure but I believe that "segmented date" is first step (after VIN assignment) in the scheduling process and is the date Ford assigned the month it expects to build the vehicle. I've been retired for 14 years but back then it was fairly easy for Ford employees nationwide to access the computer data to track a vehicle once the VIN is available. Hopefully your MustangE forum will snag someone from Ford to assist in data gathering for your group.

[MikeB]

Mike,

I'm afraid there isn't going to be much concrete info about your expected build date until you get much closer to the actual build date. I do not think your dealer or salesperson can determine anything until a VIN number has been assigned. DavidA, Spence, Dot and others here that ordered their Tbirds in 2000 can chime in with their experience but looking over my data here is a typical time-line of an early ordered Thunderbird.

Typical early order timeline:
Order Date: 11/7/2000
Vin Assigned: 1/16/2001
Segmented: 3/5/2001
Build date: 5/31/2001

Maybe Ron McCloud knows for sure but I believe that "segmented date" is first step (after VIN assignment) in the scheduling process and is the date Ford assigned the month it expects to build the vehicle. I've been retired for 14 years but back then it was fairly easy for Ford employees nationwide to access the computer data to track a vehicle once the VIN is available. Hopefully your MustangE forum will snag someone from Ford to assist in data gathering for your group.

Thanks again. I WISH I had a VIN number but nothing yet.

[Quickdraw]

~~~~We do have a Ford employee on the site but he doesn't work at the Cuautitlan Plant and has to rely on secondhand information from a contact at the plant.~~~~

The employee wouldn't need to work at the Cuautitlan plant but wherever he is, he would need access to Fords computer network and be somewhat computer savvy to find the database with the information. All salary employees would have that access but a hourly employee would need to be granted that access. In any case he would probably have to wait until a VIN was assigned. Your salesman can look up to see if the VIN has been assigned yet.

[chairpa]

2002 19719

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Frank,

1FAHP60A02Y119719
Dealer: Barber Ford Of Hazleton, Hazleton, PA (from the dealer to you - in 18+ years the car only traveled 41 miles)
Order Date: 5/1/2002
Build date: 6/7/2002
At Dealer: 6/18/2002
Sold Date: 6/19/2002
Description: 2002 premium, Thunderbird Blue body and hardtop, partial blue interior accent, 7 spoke chrome wheels
One Of: 835
Dealer Cost: (not window price) $37,041.80

[Ol'Dave]

Thanks so much Harry

[Alamobird]

Harry,

Here is the VIN for the Alamobird when you have time

Thaks in advance

Bob

1FAHP60A42Y124647

[clenet]

Hi Harry, Here is another one for you. 2005 106897 Thanks much.

[clenet]

Hi Harry, Here is another one for you. 2005 106897 Thanks much.

[Quickdraw]

Hi Harry, Here is another one for you. 2005 106897 Thanks much.

1FAHP60A85Y106897
Dealer: Ford Company Executive Lease Plan, MI
Order Date: 2/22/2005
Build date: 4/6/2005
At Dealer: N/A
Sold Date: 4/8/2005
Description: 2005 Premium, Evening Black body, no hardtop, full red interior accent, no SST, 16 spoke machined wheels
One Of: 4
Dealer Cost: N/A

[RQTBIRD]

Harry, a friend of ours just bought a 2003 Desert Sky Blue with vintage # 1FAHP60A83Y109571. I was hoping to give him build information and then get a replica of window sticker from Bill C. I'm working on getting him to join TBN.

Thanks
Roger Q

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Roger,

1FAHP60A83Y109571
Dealer: Courtesy Ford, Littleton, CO
Order Date: 1/10/2003
Build date: 4/3/2003
At Dealer: 4/15/2003
Sold Date: 9/9/2003
Description: 2003 premium, Desert Sky Blue body and hardtop, partial white interior accent, no SST, 7 spoke chrome wheels
One Of: 165
Dealer Cost: (Not sticker price) $38,447.21