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Oct 17, 2009 | 11:08 AM

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MI1XFIRE

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From: Brighton, Michigan

Re: production

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Originally Posted by Reliableron

MI1XFIRE has come up with some unique info. He found that mine was one of the first roadsters known to have been sold. It was built out of sequence - my serial # is 5X024111 - the coupes built before and after this were 2004's.(4X024110, 4X024112) It will be interesting to see what the Chrysler guy can come up with as everyone tries to figure out exact #'s etc.

I actually have a total of six 2005 Roadster (your's being the first) and two 2005 SRT Coupe that were built at the same time that 2004's coupe were rolling down the line (February 2004). Think of it as "Early Production 2005's" saleable units.
Also worth mentioning, according to Karmann data 13 Roadsters were built in 2003. Those were most likely Pre-Production non-saleable test units. None of those have surfaced so far.

I think that is why it would be very beneficial for everyone in the community to post their car info in this thread:
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...-registry.html

Last edited by MI1XFIRE; Oct 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM.

Oct 17, 2009 | 02:52 PM

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Reliableron

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From: Port Coquitlam, BC

Re: production

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Originally Posted by onehundred80

I would doubt that it was built out of sequence, rather that roadsters had to be '05 year model. So if they had not finished the obligated '04 coupe quantity and '05 roadsters had to be smoothly flowing down the line with all the kinks worked out it would make sense to slip some in earlier than normal.
Only by using the build date for the three serial numbers could you say that the serial numbers were manufactured out of sequence.
Why have serial numbers if they are not in series?

I meant built out of year sequence - mine was built in serial # sequence but built Feb 18,2004 as a 2005 when the 04 coupes were still being produced.

Oct 17, 2009 | 03:50 PM

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Darticus

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Re: production

Were all these cars built in BELGIUM? The one I'm looking at was
Vehicle exported from
Belgium
and imported to
Baltimore, MD
Is this the normal beginning for a US Crossfire?

Oct 17, 2009 | 07:33 PM

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onehundred80

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Re: production

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Originally Posted by Darticus

Were all these cars built in BELGIUM? The one I'm looking at was
Vehicle exported from
Belgium
and imported to
Baltimore, MD
Is this the normal beginning for a US Crossfire?

They were built in Germany and shipped out from Europe via Ostend. The EEC does not recognise its members borders as such, only the community as a whole entity.

Last edited by onehundred80; Oct 17, 2009 at 07:37 PM.