# of Type R's
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# of Type R's
Tried to search but found no results. My question is how many Type R's were produced for the U.S. market for each year. I'm picking up my 01' Type R tomorrow.
Thanx in advance,
May VTEC be with U
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May VTEC be with U
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Re: # of Type R's (98R-1003 US)
I forgot where I read this article, but they said only 300 Type-R were produced in the U.S....hope this helps..
Well, no it doesn't help, because it is FALSE.
Well, no it doesn't help, because it is FALSE.
I believe he was speaking for 1997 and this is where he read it and it is more concrete than your estimated numbers
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...2/fda479d3.gif
edit: add .orig.gif to it to see the readable version
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Re: # of Type R's (Ghia)
You should not be so condesending cause you might just be the wrong one some day.
I believe he was speaking for 1997 and this is where he read it and it is more concrete than your estimated numbers
I believe he was speaking for 1997 and this is where he read it and it is more concrete than your estimated numbers
As for that link, if you can read it, more power to you! [edit: ahh, okay, got the bigger one to work -- interesting, because in 1998 when I called Acura, they said they didn't know exactly how many were made in 1998, but said it was about 1000]
[Modified by 98R-1003 US, 7:15 PM 6/25/2002]
Re: # of Type R's (01PYITR)
actually it was:
97=318
98=1023
Those numbers are from Acura
dunno for 00-01 I would figure at least double that of 98 R's or maybe even triple that of 98 R's.
Here's a better picture of the document from Acura. Thanks We-TOD-DID!
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97=318
98=1023
Those numbers are from Acura
dunno for 00-01 I would figure at least double that of 98 R's or maybe even triple that of 98 R's.
Here's a better picture of the document from Acura. Thanks We-TOD-DID!
[Modified by Rboosted717, 4:22 PM 6/25/2002]
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Re: # of Type R's (White98TypeR)
My understanding is that in 2000, the black vs yellow split was roughly 50-50, so 750 of each. The yellow ones were snapped up from dealers much quicker than the blacks, so for 2001, they produced a lot more yellow than black. I'm not sure what the percentage breakdown was, though.
No offense to owners of black cars, that's just what I have heard, and also observed at the time to be true, based on cars in dealer showrooms in my area and others around the country.
No offense to owners of black cars, that's just what I have heard, and also observed at the time to be true, based on cars in dealer showrooms in my area and others around the country.
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Re: # of Type R's (Rboosted717)
actually it was:
97=318
98=1023
Those numbers are from Acura
[Modified by Rboosted717, 4:22 PM 6/25/2002]
97=318
98=1023
Those numbers are from Acura
[Modified by Rboosted717, 4:22 PM 6/25/2002]
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Re: # of Type R's (typer1189)
Wow. That's the most official indication of numbers I've seen yet! It makes me wonder where some of the numbers in the middle went, since I had 98-1189, and I know several other people in that range...
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Re: # of Type R's (SurferX)
Wow, thats gotta be the first time Ive seen something from Acura that mentioned the actual numbers! Someone should give Mr. David Potter at Acura Client Services a ring and see what he says concerning 00 and 01 model years.
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Re: # of Type R's (SurferX)
From what I know Acura used the same run of numbers for both US and Canada.
They told me that the ITRs for US and Canada came from the same sequence of numbers, and
also that not every number was necessarily sold -- some were crash tested or otherwise pulled
(not much explanation there, I know). I have #1003, so I was trying to find out from them why
that was, if there were only 1000. I haven't seen any series numbers for 1998 much higher than
the 1300s, so I've always figured there were about 300 in Canada. The highest credible number
in the ITRCA for 1998 is 1197 (there are a few Euro numbers higher and one claimed US #2992).
When I pressed the Acura rep about why they couldn't tell me an exact number, she said that
they would have to do a hand count (presumably of some kind of paperwork) to find out. I've
always found it a bit hard to believe that a company in this day and age can't find out in two
minutes exactly how many of something like that they have sold...
As for 1997, I know I've read 500 in print, so I wonder if perhaps that's a number Acura gave to
the press and so it appeared in reviews. If they really only sold 318, I wonder if its because they
meant 500 for North America, or if they weren't able to make as many as expected. The ITRCA
numbers only go up to #492 for 1997, so maybe there were less than 500 in all of North America.
As for color, the ITRCA has 165 yellow and 111 black for 2000, and 145 yellow and 105 black for 2001.
The highest number for 2000 is #1578, and for 2001 I'd say #1159 (tossing out two questionable
ones at #1605 and #2199). So, that's only about 20% of 1500 cars, so it could confirm that it's
somewhere around 50/50 for colors, or you could argue there seems to be a clear trend towards
more yellows in a 60/40 ratio. And it seems to confirm the "around 1500" hypothesis, with
perhaps an argument that there are more like 1200 in 2001, and an open question as to whether
the 2000 and 2001 numbers include Canada like they do in 97/98 or not.
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Re: # of Type R's (98R-1003 US)
from what I've heard from someone who worked for Honda, they said the numbers were made in sequence for each year and that the numbers were for all of the world. IE- 97 #01-500+ of whatever for the whole world. Same goes with each year. However my friend also said that they normally made them in batches per country or model deisgn (IE: US model, AUS model, UK model, etc...) So that would mean like for 97 #001-300 are for Japan, #301-500 are for US, etc... However those numbers or order he could not say.
I do know that the numbers are in sequence for each year because over here where I am I crawled onto the delivery truck which had like 15 type R's on it and they were almost all in sequence.
I do know that the numbers are in sequence for each year because over here where I am I crawled onto the delivery truck which had like 15 type R's on it and they were almost all in sequence.
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Re: # of Type R's (Rboosted717)
from what I've heard from someone who worked for Honda, they said the numbers were made in sequence for each year and that the numbers were for all of the world. IE- 97 #01-500+ of whatever for the whole world. Same goes with each year. However my friend also said that they normally made them in batches per country or model deisgn (IE: US model, AUS model, UK model, etc...) So that would mean like for 97 #001-300 are for Japan, #301-500 are for US, etc... However those numbers or order he could not say.
I do know that the numbers are in sequence for each year because over here where I am I crawled onto the delivery truck which had like 15 type R's on it and they were almost all in sequence.
I do know that the numbers are in sequence for each year because over here where I am I crawled onto the delivery truck which had like 15 type R's on it and they were almost all in sequence.
0-whatever part of the sequence. Certainly the US cars don't start at some high number, and
surely there are lots of JDM or Euro or Oz ITRs out there. Perhaps he was talking about the VIN,
or making assumptions from the way the VIN is sequenced?
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Re: # of Type R's (98R-1003 US)
From what I know Acura used the same run of numbers for both US and Canada.
Yes, that's what they told me in 1998. [This has all been covered before, but here it is again.]
They told me that the ITRs for US and Canada came from the same sequence of numbers, and
also that not every number was necessarily sold -- some were crash tested or otherwise pulled
(not much explanation there, I know). I have #1003, so I was trying to find out from them why
that was, if there were only 1000. I haven't seen any series numbers for 1998 much higher than
the 1300s, so I've always figured there were about 300 in Canada. The highest credible number
in the ITRCA for 1998 is 1197 (there are a few Euro numbers higher and one claimed US #2992).
When I pressed the Acura rep about why they couldn't tell me an exact number, she said that
they would have to do a hand count (presumably of some kind of paperwork) to find out. I've
always found it a bit hard to believe that a company in this day and age can't find out in two
minutes exactly how many of something like that they have sold...
As for 1997, I know I've read 500 in print, so I wonder if perhaps that's a number Acura gave to
the press and so it appeared in reviews. If they really only sold 318, I wonder if its because they
meant 500 for North America, or if they weren't able to make as many as expected. The ITRCA
numbers only go up to #492 for 1997, so maybe there were less than 500 in all of North America.
As for color, the ITRCA has 165 yellow and 111 black for 2000, and 145 yellow and 105 black for 2001.
The highest number for 2000 is #1578, and for 2001 I'd say #1159 (tossing out two questionable
ones at #1605 and #2199). So, that's only about 20% of 1500 cars, so it could confirm that it's
somewhere around 50/50 for colors, or you could argue there seems to be a clear trend towards
more yellows in a 60/40 ratio. And it seems to confirm the "around 1500" hypothesis, with
perhaps an argument that there are more like 1200 in 2001, and an open question as to whether
the 2000 and 2001 numbers include Canada like they do in 97/98 or not.
[Modified by 98R-1003 US, 12:14 AM 6/26/2002]
Yes, that's what they told me in 1998. [This has all been covered before, but here it is again.]
They told me that the ITRs for US and Canada came from the same sequence of numbers, and
also that not every number was necessarily sold -- some were crash tested or otherwise pulled
(not much explanation there, I know). I have #1003, so I was trying to find out from them why
that was, if there were only 1000. I haven't seen any series numbers for 1998 much higher than
the 1300s, so I've always figured there were about 300 in Canada. The highest credible number
in the ITRCA for 1998 is 1197 (there are a few Euro numbers higher and one claimed US #2992).
When I pressed the Acura rep about why they couldn't tell me an exact number, she said that
they would have to do a hand count (presumably of some kind of paperwork) to find out. I've
always found it a bit hard to believe that a company in this day and age can't find out in two
minutes exactly how many of something like that they have sold...
As for 1997, I know I've read 500 in print, so I wonder if perhaps that's a number Acura gave to
the press and so it appeared in reviews. If they really only sold 318, I wonder if its because they
meant 500 for North America, or if they weren't able to make as many as expected. The ITRCA
numbers only go up to #492 for 1997, so maybe there were less than 500 in all of North America.
As for color, the ITRCA has 165 yellow and 111 black for 2000, and 145 yellow and 105 black for 2001.
The highest number for 2000 is #1578, and for 2001 I'd say #1159 (tossing out two questionable
ones at #1605 and #2199). So, that's only about 20% of 1500 cars, so it could confirm that it's
somewhere around 50/50 for colors, or you could argue there seems to be a clear trend towards
more yellows in a 60/40 ratio. And it seems to confirm the "around 1500" hypothesis, with
perhaps an argument that there are more like 1200 in 2001, and an open question as to whether
the 2000 and 2001 numbers include Canada like they do in 97/98 or not.
[Modified by 98R-1003 US, 12:14 AM 6/26/2002]
And I think there are no doubles of numbers between the states and us for any years..
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Re: # of Type R's (lotus)
Something wrong there... My 01 is # 1255 which is way higher than #1159...
And I think there are no doubles of numbers between the states and us for any years..
And I think there are no doubles of numbers between the states and us for any years..
It's certainly not exhaustive, and I'm not at all surprised to hear about a higher number then
they have there (it's not that much higher -- I wouldn't be surprised if there are actually 1500
from 2001). I have seen duplicate numbers from different years on this board.
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