As far as
= How do the Order Numbers fit against the Pattern Cars =
It has never had a complete definition.
I have tried many variable scenarios in the past and only gotten headaches.
Mike's release of Tim Dye's document opens another door that seems to be the way out - maybe ...
Looks to (possibly) be the running total for the build week of that finish plant.
(not necessarily in any alignment with body build date weeks / date codes)
On Invoices , they are always (usually) 000xx.
I have instances of plants with same number used over again.
I have instances of different plants with the same 000xx number.
It has never taken me anywhere, except to the aspirin cabinet.
At one time it looked like maybe it was going to be a code for a certain combo.
Such as 4 speed with Parchment, 4 speed with Black, etc ...
Nope
Since it was asked - I will say - I have Car Order Number 00017 from Fremont (matching the Order Number of the Framingham subject car) and it is also Auto with Parchment. Some of them hit like that, most don't.
I have some 00021's that some are 4spd Black and some 4spd Parchment.
But I have Order Numbers from 00017 to 00076 and lots of in-betweens.
The oddest quirk though is the before mentioned 1B Fremont Auto with 113xxx VIN.
The buildsheet shows it as Order Number 000143.
It is the only one i can find with 3 numerics along with the zeros.
I think maybe the 3 was a fat finger digit , and it would be 00014 on the Invoice.
Otherwise 142 preceded it that week. Seems too many
Can't ever do anything with these Pattern Cars without at least 1 oddball anymore .
The only thing we absolutely know for sure about the 000xx Order Numbers is they tell us it is a Pattern Car. Has been a nice "quick check factoid" on Invoices in the past.
Will take a larger data base of Patterns than what I have , to firmly secure the idea that the 000xx represents a running build total for the week for that respective plant. But it does hold water so far with what i can compare against.
Just bothers me that I don't have, nor can recall, any single digit Order Numbers.
Such as 00002 or 00008