VIN & Scheduled Production - 2003-04 Mach 1 Registry Owners Club

POLSMACH03 · 08-18-2002, 02:50 PM

Maybe this week we will get some info on production specifics and VIN numbers. Getting close to September when we should have our numbers.

69mach · 08-18-2002, 02:59 PM

Hey anybody, when did regular production start for the 03 year?
I thought I saw that it would be 8-7 at one time.

1MeanGT · 08-18-2002, 04:50 PM

2003 V6 & GT production started the week of August 5th.

I am hoping to see a VIN# and build date around mid-September.

Man, I can't wait!!

POLSMACH03 · 08-18-2002, 05:55 PM

69MACH 8/7 is correct for V6 & GT but has been 10/7 for the MACH right along.

69mach · 08-18-2002, 10:30 PM

Saw a Shadow Grey with a 8-6 build date on lot tonite!

Mach Won · 08-19-2002, 12:26 AM

Can you cancel your order after you get your vin#?

69mach03 · 08-19-2002, 02:20 AM

Your dealer might not want you to cancel.

Continue your order as consumer and he'll get that one before the ones he has comin'. Preview or easy sale?

POLSMACH03 · 08-19-2002, 12:31 PM

Just got back from my dealer; NO NEW INFO regarding VIN/schedules.

Five Oh B · 08-24-2002, 06:54 PM

While we've already received six 2003 Cobra's (all but one is sold and gone), we just got our first 2003 GT (redfire clearcoat) and first V6 Pony (sonic blue) two days ago (8/22/02). Took about two weeks to arrive after they were built (we're way up in the Pacific Northwest, though).

No VIN's or build dates yet on our Mach 1 orders as of today. It may be 3 or 4 weeks before we get that info.

Julio · 08-24-2002, 08:55 PM

Five oh, My dealer doesn't have any 03 mustang brochures
yet, but the do have a escape in redfire pearl. Is redfire
on mustangs similar but without the pearl?

FordSeL957 · 08-25-2002, 05:45 AM

Julio, your dealer has paint chips in his order guide.

Five Oh B · 08-25-2002, 05:37 PM

Actually, we put the Redfire '03 Mustang GT next to the Redfire Pearl '03 Escape, and I just plain don't see a difference. In fact, I don't see any pearlescence in the Escape's paint at all - it's just a lot of metallic in the paint for both rigs. My girlfriend has been pondering when to buy an Escape for awhile, however, and she's now decided to get her Escape in Redfire Pearl with the Premium group (painted grey metallic lower trim). It looks better on the Escape than on the Mustang, IMO.

Back to VIN & build date info. Since Ford isn't pulling orders out of the order banks until 10/7, it's conceivable that we won't know any VIN's or build dates until 10/7, or shortly thereafter. Since I don't work for Ford, I'm not sure of their exact process. But, from the dealer end, when we've seen Material Holds in the past we didn't get VIN or build dates until the hold was lifted. This means that it's possible that some of the earliest Mach1's may be built before the VIN & build ETA is communicated to the dealerships. Maybe some of the other dealers on this site can confirm this for me?

08-18-2002, 02:50 PM	#1
POLSMACH03 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,953	VIN & Scheduled Production Maybe this week we will get some info on production specifics and VIN numbers. Getting close to September when we should have our numbers.

08-18-2002, 02:59 PM	#2
69mach Lurker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 465	Hey anybody, when did regular production start for the 03 year? I thought I saw that it would be 8-7 at one time. __________________ Mach On Ed 2003 TorchRed Stick IUp

08-18-2002, 10:30 PM	#5
69mach Lurker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 465	Saw a Shadow Grey with a 8-6 build date on lot tonite! __________________ Mach On Ed 2003 TorchRed Stick IUp

08-19-2002, 02:20 AM	#7
69mach03 Modular Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgetown, DE Posts: 1,786	Your dealer might not want you to cancel. Continue your order as consumer and he'll get that one before the ones he has comin'. Preview or easy sale? __________________ 1994 Crystal White SVT Cobra (11.35 @ 117) - 1.54 - 2960 lbs Stock 5.0 shortblock, AFR 165, AFM N41, Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap, Holley HP 750 PA C-4, ATI 8" Converter, Team Z K-Member, 4.10s, Slicks, S&W Chromoly 8-pt 2002 HD F150 - Daily Driver / Tow Vehicle - 14.20 @ 95 - 5495 lbs

08-24-2002, 06:54 PM	#9
Five Oh B Two-Time Mach 1 Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,385	While we've already received six 2003 Cobra's (all but one is sold and gone), we just got our first 2003 GT (redfire clearcoat) and first V6 Pony (sonic blue) two days ago (8/22/02). Took about two weeks to arrive after they were built (we're way up in the Pacific Northwest, though). No VIN's or build dates yet on our Mach 1 orders as of today. It may be 3 or 4 weeks before we get that info. __________________ Current Mustang: 2014 GT Glass Roof Coupe - Ruby Red with 6R80 trans. Prior Mustangs: '03 Mach 1, Azure Blue 5-speed w/ IUP, '11 Brembo GT, '07 GT with Vortech S-Trim, '00 Spring Feature GT coupe, '89 LX 5.0 Sport, '88 LX, & '75 Mach 1. Prior Thunderbirds: 1993 LX Sport 5.0L, 1990 LX, 1988 Turbo Coupe.

08-18-2002, 04:50 PM	#3
1MeanGT Full of wisdom Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: IL Posts: 457	2003 V6 & GT production started the week of August 5th. I am hoping to see a VIN# and build date around mid-September. Man, I can't wait!!

08-18-2002, 05:55 PM	#4
POLSMACH03 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,953	69MACH 8/7 is correct for V6 & GT but has been 10/7 for the MACH right along.

08-19-2002, 12:26 AM	#6
Mach Won Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York Posts: 309	Can you cancel your order after you get your vin#?

08-19-2002, 12:31 PM	#8
POLSMACH03 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SE Mass Posts: 1,953	Just got back from my dealer; NO NEW INFO regarding VIN/schedules.

08-24-2002, 08:55 PM	#10
Julio Got Boost? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: uh, yeah Posts: 210	Five oh, My dealer doesn't have any 03 mustang brochures yet, but the do have a escape in redfire pearl. Is redfire on mustangs similar but without the pearl?

08-25-2002, 05:45 AM	#11
FordSeL957 Guest Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 356	Julio, your dealer has paint chips in his order guide.

08-25-2002, 05:37 PM	#12
Five Oh B Two-Time Mach 1 Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,385	Actually, we put the Redfire '03 Mustang GT next to the Redfire Pearl '03 Escape, and I just plain don't see a difference. In fact, I don't see any pearlescence in the Escape's paint at all - it's just a lot of metallic in the paint for both rigs. My girlfriend has been pondering when to buy an Escape for awhile, however, and she's now decided to get her Escape in Redfire Pearl with the Premium group (painted grey metallic lower trim). It looks better on the Escape than on the Mustang, IMO. Back to VIN & build date info. Since Ford isn't pulling orders out of the order banks until 10/7, it's conceivable that we won't know any VIN's or build dates until 10/7, or shortly thereafter. Since I don't work for Ford, I'm not sure of their exact process. But, from the dealer end, when we've seen Material Holds in the past we didn't get VIN or build dates until the hold was lifted. This means that it's possible that some of the earliest Mach1's may be built before the VIN & build ETA is communicated to the dealerships. Maybe some of the other dealers on this site can confirm this for me? __________________ Current Mustang: 2014 GT Glass Roof Coupe - Ruby Red with 6R80 trans. Prior Mustangs: '03 Mach 1, Azure Blue 5-speed w/ IUP, '11 Brembo GT, '07 GT with Vortech S-Trim, '00 Spring Feature GT coupe, '89 LX 5.0 Sport, '88 LX, & '75 Mach 1. Prior Thunderbirds: 1993 LX Sport 5.0L, 1990 LX, 1988 Turbo Coupe.

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