I'm intrigued Wiggy333, how and from where do you know that they were badged up when sold? The only information that we have to go by are facts and figures. All we can do is interpret chassis numbers based on these facts and figures. I have the year and month build numbers for all Capri models and that's what I go by. I understand and can interpret Ford Australia's coding system and that's what I also go by. If you have any further advanced information on Capri numbers then I'd be very interested to know them.
 
I've heard that ALL Capri's assembled after around the middle of 1972 were all coded as ME (ie. 1972, November) but how and why can this be when I have specific build numbers for each and every month from March, 1969 to November, 1972. Does anyone else have any facts and figures?
 
As for the last Capri ever assembled or sold in Australia, that would be an impossible task. Best we can do is any Capri with an ME code is in the last assembled batch, and that includes 12 x 1600 Deluxe manuals, 1 x 1600 XL manual, 9 x 1600 XL automatics, 22 x GT/V6 manuals and 6 x GT/V6 automatics, according to Ford Homebush's Capri production statistics.

My 8/72 Blaze Blue V6 is a ck17me car FYI

The 'ME' date code equates to August 1972, but the build date on the plate can differ by a month depending on when cars were finished. Obviously, things differed more in the last batches where ME cars had November build dates, and then there is the Jewel Green(?) car with the twin compliance / build plates like '73 on Falcons.

Terry, do you have any record of cars with ML, MY, or MS date codes in the chassis number, or was ME the very last? I can't recall seeing any before.

Cheers
Jamie

Apologies, one and all, I've goofed here, I am having a really bad week! You're right Jamie, ME is 1972, August, and then came L = Sept, Y = Oct and S = November. I don't/haven't specifically looked for any with ML, MY or MS codes, but I sure will from now on. My Ford Homebush production statistic sheets don't state those codes, they just state Production Year: 1969, 1970, 1971 or 1972 and then state the Models (Deluxe, XL, GT, be it 1600 or 3000) and the Months (eg. Jan, Feb, etc.) in which they were assembled!
 
So, I guess the question now is, has anyone got a locally assembled Capri that has ML, MY or MS as the 5th and 6th characters in their Chassis code?
 
BTW, those build figures that I quoted previously, are still for November, 1972, I didn't stuff that bit up!
IF, the ME code was the last one used then there are/were 357 Capri's, of all variants (Deluxe, XL and GT/V6) wearing the ME code. Interestingly, build numbers did drop off rather quickly after August, 1972.
 
Terry
 

Here's one of mine. 9/72 but it's chassis numbers are higher than the 11 delete specials. Maybe someone could list the final chassis numbers left unfound.

From what I know the last were built in August 72. They were sold off but the final cars had no driveline as Ford ran out of stock. They were sold off when the facelift driveline came from England or should I say given to managers and staff as work vehicles.

in rod we trust
well mine is september build but i still have the cki7me , going by what you said shouldnt it have a L instead of the  E

Technically yes, it should be a CK17ML***** where M is 1972 and L is September.

Wiggy333

ronsmallford
 
Yes a simple answer is that the last of the shells were assembled in august 72. (ck17ME) They came down the line and recieved the number stamped on the shock tower. These shells were then parked out back and then returned to the line as required. The finished cars then had their id plate fitted, explaining the discrepincy between the ckme on the body and the finish date on the id plate. We have evidence that some were finished in aug sep nov and in early 73(murrays twin plate special)
The specials were not assembled together but in various months.
Other ck17me cars were also assembled in various months up to november.
When the shells were brought back to the line for finishing they were selected at random and not according to the shell numbers which explains why they are jumbled.

Ron, but Murrays still has a finish date of 8/72 on the second of those two ID plates? It still doesn't explain why I have build figures for Sept, Oct and Nov, yet, apparently, the CK17 code doesn't say ML or MY or MS as those last three months or production?