1968 Things that make you say hmmmmmm?

[mbsf1970]

Check out this competed auction,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Califo...2FbscVSILt30ey2S829Lg%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Car VIN is 222 digits higher than mine. Mine ends 142562, this one ends 142784.

Does this mean the auction car was made after mine?? If so, mine has outer mounted rear reflectors (it was built on change day -feb 15th) while this one has recessed reflectors.

Enlighten me........

 

[dalorzo_f]

VIN is not necessarily related to build date, but the order date.

Batches of cars were put thru production to keep similar cars on the line to ease production. So the VIN was never sequentially aligned to build dates.

As the GTCS was a bit different many did go thru in nearly sequential order, but 14562 shows a 15B date, 142784 is not in the registry so without the door tag you don't know planned build date. But the ones running from 142780-142873 were all 16B, scheduled a day after yours. But... some of cars after those VINs are scheduled for earlier dates.

Actual build dates varied from the tag date, as sometimes things did not go as smoothly as planned, or a car was pulled of the line for QA/QC issues and deferred.

Likely it was built after yours, but without the Marti reports no way to know actual build date.
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[J_Speegle]

Check out this competed auction,
Car VIN is 222 digits higher than mine. Mine ends 142562, this one ends 142784.
Does this mean the auction car was made after mine??
Enlighten me........

+1 - no way to tell since these cars were not built in sequential order and often orders waited for weeks or month until parts were available or the factory was ready depending on type of order.

Is there some documentation showing that the Cal Specials were built in groups with no other Mustangs or Cougars intermixed?