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Old Nov 11, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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OK....so I am new to the forum and generally use my phone for everything but I am unable to search so thought I would ask for some input here. My '81 was a St. Louis production model but I am curious how the production numbers ran. My last six are 400157. How far was this from the end of the St. Louis run?
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Hi Scott,

You are actually at the very beginning. St. Louis cars started at 400001 and they were produced sequentially. So you are #157!
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Hmmm....so is a low production number a good thing with these cars or doesn't really matter? Either way, thanks for the info!
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Originally Posted by Scott Dupriest
Hmmm....so is a low production number a good thing with these cars or doesn't really matter?
I have #187 for 1975, so I guess we could start a "1st Day of Production Club"

Doesn't really matter too much in the big picture. If anything, refinements were made along the way during the year's production.
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That was honestly my thinking behind it as well but never hurts to ask. I was actually told when I bought it that it was one of the last 100 produced there. Thought I would research that. Just love all the knowledge to be gained from the forums
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Originally Posted by scott dupriest
...400157. How far was this from the end of the st. Louis run?...
31454 cars and about eleven months.

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