I was wondering if anyone else is having problems finding out when there 2012 Shelby is being built. Talked to my dealer a few times now and all he can find on the current status is MATERIAL HOLD. I have a bad feeling with things going badly in Japan that this might not be good for Ford. If anyone has info let me know. Thanks!
2012 Shelby Gt500 Order says Material hold??
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recaro seats? spoke with Ford and they indicated that they are looking to build " specialty " stangs, we delivered 3 Boss 302's last month. Paint may be an issue depending on what color you ordered...ie Japan
Yeah, I tried to order a GT500 Saturday, came back no build!
I'm tryin to find out why...now...
Gene
Well, I ordered Race Red so I don't know if that is one of the colors that is a problem or not. What a bummer. I wonder if I will ever get this car?? :??:
Race Red is definitely going to be a problem.........I just picked up a Race Red Boss and had trouble getting the touch up stick for it. Finally found one at a dealer but Race Red cars will not be coming through.
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I wonder if this has anything to do with it, I'm not sure what pedal assembly Ford is using on the GT's or Bosses (ever since the '11 cars had pedal issues and a subsequent TSB) and whether or not this shut down GT500 production regardless.
Why the Boss Mustang Failed Our Brake Test - Motor Trend Blog
I heard Ford was saying Japan was going to effect the paint production of Black on its trucks. Nothing about red, but that doesn't mean there isn't something else being delayed...obviously.
hopefully its something simple like waiting on a radio harness etc...
I heard a couple weeks ago after the tsunami hit japan that theres a company there that produces a chemical used in fords black metallic that for obvious reasons will not be able to produce it. They later expanded it to red and a couple other colors I believe. This was from a reputable guy at a dealer.
Well this may be better news. It appears only reds with metallic in them were affected. Race Red is not one of them.
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odd the dealer is saying that about my ride to. "Performance White W/ Recaros"
"Material Hold" pops up all of the time. It happened to the 2011's. It happened to the 2010's... just google it and you'll find someone in some random thread with this same question for virtually any model year. It's really no big deal. They're still building Mustangs, and yours will show up eventually.
my father in law ordered his last month and still no news on a delivery date or if it has even started being built.
Anyone heard anything on this MATERIAL HOLD yet?
I ordered my GT500 on 4/20, Race Red with SVTPP and EP. As others have posted, Ford did not mention red when they went public with the paint shortage issue. Hope that means no delay..
I called my dealer today. He said my order is also showing ON MATERIAL HOLD, but that is normal for any specialty vehicle like GT500 or Raptor. Once it's accepted into the order bank it will show HOLD for a while, probably at least until a VIN is assigned.
He also confirmed the Race Red color is not (currently) affected by pigment shortages from the plant in Japan that supplies the metallic pigment.
Several articles mentioned pigments for red and black being affected by the earthquake. The good news is that Ford has found a replacement source.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110427/OEM01/110429877/1117
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110427/OEM01/110429877/1117
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