Build date question
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Ed, the problem with that is, my "169" code would be then be June 17th, and we've pretty much agreed it was a July build quite near the end of production. The door sticker Rat-man suggested shows July on mine. And that Compnine web site is showing July 16 also.
Theories, theories. We need a definitive answer on what that number represents and how it is derived.
Theories, theories. We need a definitive answer on what that number represents and how it is derived.
Here's the email from the Library and Archive Coordinator of the NCM:
We were told by the guys (Jerry Watts and Sonny Kilgo) that the dates on these build sheets (92/169) are based on the Julian calendar – which would mean that 169th day of 1992 or Thursday, July 16, 1992. The dates that appear on the build sheets are not “build dates” but are in fact “build start dates” – the date the order was entered for production. The date the car actually rolled off the production line could vary from 5-7 production days after that date. In 2005 the Assembly Plant ceased putting dates of any kind on the build sheets.
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That does not make sense. Unless I'm mistaken, the Julian calendar is what we use - it's "the calendar" as we know it.
And under the calendar we know, day 169 is JUNE 18th, except in leap year like 1992 when it is JUNE 17th. The 16th of July, which is being shown as the build date, is the 198th day in a leap year.
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think that is a correct explanation. Could it possibly be the 169th day OF PRODUCTION - for instance if Friday is day 107, the guys and women go home, and come in Monday for day 108?
And under the calendar we know, day 169 is JUNE 18th, except in leap year like 1992 when it is JUNE 17th. The 16th of July, which is being shown as the build date, is the 198th day in a leap year.
Maybe I'm missing something but I don't think that is a correct explanation. Could it possibly be the 169th day OF PRODUCTION - for instance if Friday is day 107, the guys and women go home, and come in Monday for day 108?
Last edited by Railroadman; Nov 3, 2010 at 08:08 PM.
