And for extra credit, can you name the location and time of day it was unveiled...

WERM, I hate to reveal this to you and everyone, but you have the BUG dude.
When you start spouting dates and specs and codes about a car like this, you have an affliction.

And just a casual observation from my perspective, but at all of the cross-brand cars shows I go to, it seems like the Mustang guys are more menstrual about date codes, options, ink marks, and the tiny detail stuff than the GM crowd is. I know GM guys are into "numbers-matching and such", but not to the same degree. Maybe that's why the limited edition cars (like Mach 1, Bullitt, etc) remain so appealing to the Mustang folks. I can't tell you the times you hear "this is 1 of 523 with purple tape stripes" or "this is 1 of 1254 built in Forest Green for this model year".
It almost sounds stupid sometimes, but these guys are seriously into it.

Does the average Camaro/Firebird owner memorize the manufacturing date of their particular car? Do they know the year/month/day Camaro was introduced? Maybe this holds some additional insight into the types of personalities that acquire and utilize these types of cars... idunno.

Back to making fun of WERM... you got it bad pal. You need to get intervention SOON or it will consume your life. I should know!

 

I think the reason for this is there are still people like us that want good american sports cars even though they are gas guzzlers, The reason why mustang is doing so good is because chevy is not there to compete, if they took and new and old mustang and made them one like they did with the mustang i would for sure buy it over the mustang

 

The numbered car owners (3rd and 4th gen Firehawks, 4th Gen WS6's and SS's... Berger / GMMG cars) seem to know their numbers. Outside that... I couldn't tell you how many teal thirdgens were made in 1991 and I own one. I'd guess probably about 35,000 ha.

If you really want to talk to guys about numbers, go talk to C1 and C2 guys. My dad cant remember how old I am, but he'll tell you what the intake manifold part number is for a 65 396 and what month a cylinder head was cast in by the part number. It's really cool in a dysfunctional-family sort of way.

 

I know EXACTLY what you mean! Mine too!

And you are hitting on the point I was trying to make...
Your dad having this bizzarre quality that many others share and then being active in the specialty vehicle arena.
Is this personality-type indicative of the people who tend to buy the unique Mustangs/Camaros/Corvettes, and what other characteristics go along with it?
Neaty-Petey? Perfectionist? Self-motivated? Artistic or Design oriented people?

I think there is more to a niche market than "people wanting RWD V8's with styling", and the SE Mustangs (and hopefully Camaros) should probably become more attuned to this. In my opinion, the days of 200k units of one model are closing - being replaced by cars that might not make but 50k units/year, but instead are offering Personalizations, Limited Editions, Special Features, etc... units that are based on a common vehicle but offer distinction and uniqueness. Stuff like the Z06, GT500, Denali, Eddie Bauer, etc. Even the foreigners are cashing in on it... Toyota with Type R's and sporty Camrys and Honda sport packages on Accords. Chevy has done a nice job with the Street Package on the Colorados - I think it looks awesome.

I really think this is where the future markets are going to be most fruitful
and there needs to be emphasis on this with new car developments going on today for products that we won't see for a few more years. If "Company X" develops a car today that hits the market in 2008/2009 and it has no "customizeable" traits (meaning it is a crude appliance and can't be "prettied-up" by the factory), I think they are in for a rough time.

 

FYI...May Mustang sales totalled 19,721 (April was 19,559). To put that in perspective, that was more than the Focus (18,047), slightly more than the mainstream Impala (19,411), slightly less than the Malibu (20,514), and about the same as G6, GP, and GTO combined. It was also only a few hundred short of the total Firebirds sold in 2002 (20,613).

Like it or not, retro be damned, the car is selling very, very well - and that's good for all of us, IMHO.

 

Is there a web site with new car sales figures?

 

www.media.gm.com
Put the cursor on "news" and swing over to sales & production data and click.
Go to relevent news such as :"GM reports "X" deliveries for the month of May", click, then scroll down.

You'll have both monthly totals and YTD numbers for every model GM makes, including Saab.


www.media.ford.com
Put cursor to "news" (top of page) and click.
Find related news item (example: "FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPORTS MAY U.S. SALES"), and click.

Again, you'll have all sales info for month & Year to date. www.blueovalnews.com also posts Ford's sales numbers when they come out.


Chrysler media requires registration, but you can usually get the numbers from www.allpar.com

 

If memory serves me correct, it was the world's fair. I don't know the time.

No Comment.
Mine was one (#2565) of 5582 Bullits produced, and one of 3041 Mustangs (all were Bullitts) produced in Dark Highland Green (Paint Code PY). It's build sequence was 5507, beginning June 5, 2001 at 3:27:07 PM. Yes, it's an affliction. And yes, I can't remember any other dates in my life.

Nah, I peaked. I'm pretty sure. This is my third and last Mustang. Of course, I said that the last time...

 

Yup... NY World's Fair - you are correct.

ROTFLMAO!!!!

Kindred spirits, lost souls... we are!

Go to a national show... it's even worse there. I used to go to learn and show, now I think I go to subconsciously convince myself I'm not the craziest one out there!

PS - 10:00am - roughly 2 hours after the front gate opened.