Saw a V6 Vert @ the Meijer's in Canton, Michigan today. It had M plates and the driver had an "Alliance" badge in the console.

When I asked about problems he said that they are having "the usual problems associated with a new product launch". He said the only Verts going out the door right now are for "Field Evaluations". He said it still needed to be "certified" by both engineering and the dealers.

He mentioned that "Mass Production Date" was March 5th, 2005.

The guy was really cool. Even though it wasn't even 30 degrees out he let me sit in the car and we put the top down. The top seemed really slow, and it bound up in the center of it where it went back. He also had to tug on it to get it to latch when we put it back up. (Both of these issues probably a result of it being cold). The windows roll completely down when putting the top down. I would recommend the boot based on what I saw.

By the way, it was Mineral Grey, black top, Red accent package and IUP.

 

I'll go ahead and do it since it will eventually happen:



B)

Now that we have that out of the way: nice info, thanks for posting it.

 

cool

 

 

Come'on now. Let's not pummel him too much. He's already been hit with one of these! :nono:

 

you are just jealous u didnt get to do it the second time

 

well thats great seeing it on the road but onething doesn't make sense, and thats the fact that mustang convertibles have already been produced that dealers have ordered , so this guy must not know much

anyone that works on the line out there that can shed some more light on this

 

I didn't need to do it the second time because I did it first!

OK, enough levity. Let's all thank SGF for posting his info.

 

Sure they have started limited production on the verts... but i doubt they have started MASS production like he said...

 

Thanks for the info SGF! I'm thinking my baby should be one of the first 35 GT Verts off of the line and am keeping my fingers crossed that they'll get the bugs worked out quickly.

 

Great! That sounds like my car except I will have parchment interior. Scheduled to be built tomorrow!

 

Same here. Build week NEXT WEEK!!! Got to admit...as soon as it breaks 40 degrees on Long Island, that top is going down, heck...it'll probably go down right off the dealer lot! "Z Plan" here too.

 

that must have been the same one i saw friday evening rolling down ford road---march 5th, sounds great, even better mibne won't be built until final "tweaking" is completed---

 

You guys don't live too far from me.

That person you talked to was allowed to take it home for the weekend.

Come down here.. you'll see them all the time.