You might not be able to tell without looking at the actual part numbers, believe it or not those numbers can even change a few times during the same model year run.

 

Could that be one of the hold problem with some of our cars ?

 

I thought so, but I couldn't put the acronym for Oakville together. So have you seen other reasons for scrapping an 'entire' car? From the satellite photo of AAI, I could 10 smashed cars/shells. It seems that at least a couple of them are painted.

 

If you're referring to floorpans, is it possible or is it the reason? As I said in the post you quoted, I don't work at AAI so I don't know the reason for the holds. I only know what rumors are out there from reading the various posts here and on a few other forums. From those rumors, I can discard a few as being implausible based on my experience with the Ford system.

So if you're asking if misaligned floorpans could be an issue why those 18 cars got scrapped? It's possible but not certain. There are so many welds involved that you cannot change one without pretty much destroying the car. It would be a scrappable defect. Thankfully it's not a problem that happens often.

 

We take random shells and various parts from the line daily to do deconstructive weld tests. Every weld is ripped apart to test for quality. Obviously, those parts are non-serviceable and are scrapped. A complete shell taken from the line would be resequenced right away.

Other cars that do get scrapped can be for a myriad of reasons; whether an equipment malfunction (robot decides to rip a "new window" in the side") or an out of tolerance build. A car can also be scrapped from a subpar paint job. They will try to repaint a car if a paint defect is found, but there is a limit to the number of times that the car can be painted (because then parts won't fit like trying to put on your shoes with 5 pairs of socks on.)

 

Good enough, thx for taking the time to answer and shed some light on this matter.

 

And that is why I no longer eat at Taco Bell

 

I eat at Taco Bell because I don't have a Del Taco with 50 miles. Or 500 miles as far as I know.

The Volcano menu was the best thing to happen at Taco Bell since bean paste.

 

Respect -1000

'best' and 'Taco Bell' are never to be used in the same sentence

 

Those of us who eat at Toxic Hell will be better prepared for the apocalypse. Our stomachs are preserved and ready to consume anything in the post-apocalyptic world. :-)

Take another 1000... I'm goin' there for lunch today.

 

Crunchwrap my friend, crunchwrap.

 

Another fine dining selection from the 'bell.

 

Taco Bell is nothing more than a wall of laxative flavors.

FYI, the King Rd. rail lot is EMPTY! Drove past this morning and all cars have been shipped out of there via railcar.

 

Thanks for the update Steve!

I wonder if this mass shipment for the end of June has ANYTHING to do with 2nd quarter numbers at Ford. . . they can't count revenue/profit until the cars are sold, right?

 

Is this the King Rd. lot?

 

Yes, that's correct. For the longest time, they stored Suzuki XL7s in there, but it has been empty for some time, and the Mustangs have been there for a few weeks.

EDIT - looking at the sat. pic, that was taken when the XL7s were still there. They used the lots of the industrial park that's due west as overflow storage. That building is now where GM makes battery packs for the Volt.

 

can we assume that on the railroads
in the railcars
are our ordered cars
i really could use my GT right now (GT right now, GT right now)

dare we think that on the train tracks
moving through the night now
are our missing cars
i really need my GT fixed by now (fixed by now, fixed by now)

 

My dealer FINALLY got an '11 Mustang today (Their 1st, and they're a big dealer). Not mine, but a good sign I hope.

 

That must be a logistical nightmare. Surely by the time you've pulled a shell other parts of the same car are in process at other parts of the line. Do they have to be pulled too in order to keep the builds properly sequenced?

 

I think that's the purpose of the blend #. Based on OAC_Sparky's post, the blend puts "like cars" together. So I doubt it's that big of a deal to pull 1 RapidSpec 401a from 500.