I'd agree with you on the 1265 coupes. The original list compiled by GXPvin49 did have a convertible counted as a coupe.
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I'd agree with you on the 1265 coupes. The original list compiled by GXPvin49 did have a convertible counted as a coupe.I have been crunching a lot of numbers since autumn 2016 (keeps me of the streets at night) and located the full VIN of 107454 Kappas:
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Interesting for all those hard core coupe fans is that I only found 1265 coupe (based on VIN) , not 1266 as mentioned elsewhere.
Know the VIN of the vert that became a coupe? It's been so long I've forgotten the details of how the total number of coupes was figured out. And I'm glad I used vinyl for my 1 of 1266 coupes rear window sticker.I'd agree with you on the 1265 coupes. The original list compiled by GXPvin49 did have a convertible counted as a coupe.
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Thank you for the effort.
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According to Barrett-Jackson - 1G2MF35X58Y0026EX (This was a 2008 convertible that was converted to a coupe for auto show use. It is not licenseable due to the EX ending of the VIN. This car was NOT reported as a coupe in GXPvin49's listing of 1266 coupes.Know the VIN of the vert that became a coupe? It's been so long I've forgotten the details of how the total number of coupes was figured out. And I'm glad I used vinyl for my 1 of 1266 coupes rear window sticker.
That is what I am doing, counting all Kappa VIN, hence the title of this thread. The EX VIN are very difficult though, I am working on it but it might take a few months or longer. I think there must be many more but would not be surprised when there are no EX VIN for GT and G2X. (Note Aug-15 = In the mean time that has been proven wrong, I have located various GT and G2X EX VIN)RedOne:
If you count the EX VIN coupe that you know about in the 1266, you'll need to identify and count all of the EX VINs that were built leading up to 2006 production in your numbers. ....
It looks like that EX VIN are listed as production VIN, at least for 2006. Because my VIN Production List (incl EX VIN) matches Reedred and DaveOC their list of GM Production Numbers perfectly for the year 2006........
...but, in the spirit of your original post, EX VINs wouldn't be quoted as production units anyway! EX VINs are akin to corporate test assets & are accounted for more like capital equipment, not as a revenue generating production vehicle.......
I suspect you are correct. After the bankruptcy, there were a series of 2006 Solstices that had been in the Heritage Collection that were sold off through Barrett-Jackson, all conveyed by Bill of Sale, No Certificate of Origin, no VIN number listed. These were SEMA cars, some well known race cars, drift cars, other show cars. I suspect they were all EX cars, transferred to the marketing department, which moved them out to the race car developers, show car builders, etc.It looks like that EX VIN are listed as production VIN, at least for 2006. Because my VIN Production List (incl EX VIN) matches Reedred and DaveOC their list of GM Production Numbers perfectly for the year 2006.
I expect they did list EX VIN as production. MY2007 is getting close to a perfect match, just like MY2006....I also expect that in 2007 and beyond that they played by the rules and any EX cars you find will not be listed as production cars.
As far as I know they have regular MY2006 VIN.... The Jazz transformer. The Solstice Club Racer........
Cool, as to MY 2007.I expect they did list EX VIN as production. MY2007 is getting close to a perfect match, just like MY2006.
As far as I know they have regular MY2006 VIN
Model YearExcuse my ignorance but what does the MY in front of the year represent?
Awesome! After all these years it's so nice to have everything tie out, it's amazing that all those monthly reports from GM back then were so accurate, and that Reed's and my assumptions about certain aspects of the very early production were proven to be accurate.Found many more EXperimental VIN , so my total Kappa production count (see initial post in this thread) is now only one less than the spreadsheet compiled by Reedred, DaveOC and others
Still working on it.How badly is that one missing VIN going to bug you?