1960 Squarebird Daily Productions Numbers

1960 Squarebird Wixom Daily Production Numbers

1959 T-bird build out Completed on August 21, 1959.

1959 FoMoCo build outs, completed as follows -

Ford cars 8/27; T-bird 8/21, Mercury 8/28, Edsel 8/26, Lincoln 8/21

1960 Thunderbird daily production - S=Scheduled P=Produced exp=Export

Note that Wixom often did not run their production line on Saturdays.
They rarely ran it on Sunday, but at times, they did. The work week started on Monday's.

September 1959
W 9/9/1959 - S -- P - Export
T-bird------172-190--0 exp
Th 9/10/59
T-bird------180-219--0 exp
F 9/11/59
T-bird------184-218--0 exp

M 9/14/59
T-bird------192-217--0 exp
T 9/15/59
T-bird------172-190--0 exp
W 9/16/59
T-bird------208-208--1 exp
Th 9/17/59
T-bird------216-194-22 exp
F 9/18/59
T-bird------224-150--4 exp

M 9/21/59
T-bird------224-237-10 exp
T 9/22/59
T-bird------224-226--6 exp
W 9/23/59
T-bird------224-231--9 exp
T 9/24/59
T-bird------224-221--6 exp
F 9/25/59
T-bird------224-239--5 exp

M 9/28/59
T-bird------232-264--2 exp
T 9/29/59
T-bird------232-233--1 exp
W 9/30/59
T-bird------232-232--2 exp

September totals - T-Bird prod. 3,575 BU - Export - 68

October 1959
Th 10/01/59
T-bird------232-204--3 exp
F 10/02/59
T-bird------232-244--1 exp
S 10/03/59 (report missing)

M 10/05/59
T-bird------240-227--1 exp
T 10/06/59
T-bird------240-241--0 exp
W 10/07/59
T-bird------240-230--4 exp
Th 10/08/59
T-bird------240-268--5 exp
F 10/09/59
T-bird------240-264-10 exp

M 10/12/59
T-bird------200-205--8 exp
T 10/13/59
T-bird------300-302--6 exp
W 10/14/59
T-bird------200-286--2 exp
Th 10/15/59
T-bird------300-242-11 exp
F 10/16/59
T-bird------300-238--8 exp
S 10/17/59
T-bird------240---0--0 exp

M 10/19/59
T-bird------300-302--9 exp
T 10/20/59
T-bird------300-467--7 exp
W 10/21/59
T-bird------300-301--4 exp
Th 10/22/59
T-bird------300-301-10 exp
F 10/23/59
T-bird------300-302--7 exp
S 10/24/59
T-bird------240-246--2 exp

M 10/26
T-bird------300-303--1 exp
T 10/27
T-bird------300-304--4 exp
W 10/28
T-bird------300-297-10 exp
Th 10/29
T-bird------300-299--3 exp
F 10/30
T-bird------300-302-13 exp

October totals - T-Bird prod. 6,519 BU - Export - 129, YTD - 10,094; Export - 197

November 1959
M 11/02/59
T-bird------300-203-12 exp
T 11/03/59
T-bird------300-302--8 exp
W 11/04/59
T-bird------300-302--4 exp
Th 11/05/59
T-bird------300-306--3 exp
F 11/06/59
T-bird------300-296--7 exp
S 11/07/59
T-bird------240-243--0 exp

M 11/09/59 (Report missing)
T 11/10/59
T-bird------300-303--4 exp
W 11/11
T-bird------300-300--3 exp
Th 11/12
T-bird------300-300--2 exp
F 11/13
T-bird------300-256--7 exp

M 11/16/59 (Report missing)
T 11/17/59
T-bird------300-300--0 exp
W 11/18/59
T-bird------300-302--0 exp
Th 11/19/59
T-bird------300-303--2 exp
F 11/20/59
T-bird------300-301--0 exp
S 11/21/59
T-bird------240-244--0 exp

M 11/23/59
T-bird------300-303--1 exp
T 11/24/59
T-bird------300-302--2 exp
W 11/25/59
T-bird------300-301--1 exp
Th 11/26/59 (Thanksgiving day)
F 11/27/59
T-bird------300-302--1 exp
S 11/28/59
T-bird------240-277--1 exp

M 11/30
T-bird------300-307--0 exp

November totals - T-Bird prod. 6,712 BU - Export - 54, YTD - 16,187; Export - 251

December 1959
T 12/01/59
T-bird------306-325--0 exp
W 12/02/59
T-bird------307-314--0 exp
Th 12/03/59
T-bird------310-314-16 exp
F 12/04//59
T-bird------305-297-11 exp
S 12/05/59
T-bird------52-264-12 exp

M 12/07/59
T-bird------300-306--2 exp
T 12/08/59
T-bird------300-304-12 exp
W 12/09/59
T-bird------300-304-10 exp
Th 12/10/59
T-bird------300-303--5 exp
F 12/11/59
T-bird------300-305--2 exp
S 12/12/59
T-bird------240-245--2 exp

M 12/14/59
T-bird------300-302--2 exp
T 12/15/59
T-bird------300-305--0 exp
W 12/16/59
T-bird------300-304--0 exp
Th 12/17/59
T-bird------300-304--1 exp
F 12/18/59
T-bird------300-304--1 exp

S 12/19/59
T-bird------240-245--0 exp
M 12/21/59
T-bird------300-303--5 exp
T 12/22/59
T-bird------300-304--0 exp
W 12/23/59
T-bird------300-303--0 exp
Th 12/24/59
T-bird------120-122--0 exp
F 12/25/59 (Christmas Day)

M 12/28/59
T-bird------300-304--0 exp
T 12/29/59
T-bird------300-310--0 exp
W 12/30/59
T-bird------300-305--1 exp
Th 12/31/59
T-bird------120-121-10 exp

December totals - T-Bird prod. 7,128 BU - Export - 92, YTD - 23,934; Export - 343

At the start of the new year, someone changed the format in the way the daily schedule and production was reported.

1960 Thunderbird daily production - S=Scheduled P=Produced exp=Export
Jan.1960-S -- P -- Export
1/4------311 301 w/12 exp
1/5------311 313 w/6 exp
1/6------311 318 w/1 exp
1/7------311 318 w/1 exp
1/8------311 318 w/13 exp
1/9------249 245 w/12 exp

1/11-----311 314 w/10 exp
1/12-----311 297 w/12 exp
1/13-----311 318 w/10 exp
1/14-----311 316 w/13 exp
1/15-----311 313 w/3 exp
1/16-----249 254 w/1 exp

1/18-----311 314 w/12 exp
1/19-----311 317 w/4 exp
1/20-----312 316 w/9 exp
1/21-----312 317 w/3 exp
1/22-----312 316 w/1 exp
1/23-----249 255 w/0 exp

1/25-----312 316 w/0 exp
1/26-----312 318 w/6 exp
1/27-----312 316 w/4 exp
1/28-----312 315 w/2 exp
1/29-----312 318 w/0 exp
1/30-----249 255 w/0 exp

January totals - T-Bird prod. 7,310 BU - Export - 135 YTD - 31,244; Export - 478

February 1960
2/1------308 314 w/0 exp
2/2------308 306 w/3 exp
2/3------309 315 w/9 exp
2/4------309 308 w/8 exp
2/5------308 310 w/2 exp
2/6------246 251 w/2 exp

2/8------308 313 w/0 exp
2/9------309 299 w/2 exp
2/10-----309 314 w/14 exp
2/11-----308 320 w/24 exp
2/12-----0 0 0
2/13-----0 0 0
2/14-----193 164 w/4 exp

2/15-----241 252 w/6 exp
2/17-----242 249 w/3 exp
2/18-----234 249 w/1 exp
2/19-----235 246 w/0 exp
2/20-----187 194 w/0 exp

2/22-----235 242 w/1 exp
2/23-----235 250 w/0 exp
2/24-----235 242 w/0 exp
2/25-----234 235 w/4 exp
2/26-----234 247 w/7 exp
2/27-----187 209 w/2 exp
2/29-----323 343 w/5 exp

February totals - T-Bird prod. 6,187 BU - Export - 97 YTD - 37,431; Export - 575

March 1960
3/1------338 359 w/2 exp
3/2------340 379 w/4 exp
3/3------340 377 w/2 exp
3/4------340 397 w/14 exp
3/5------0 0 0

3/7------380 398 w/5 exp
3/8------380 400 w/9 exp
3/9------380 402 w/8 exp
3/10-----380 402 w/1 exp
3/11-----380 406 w/2 exp
3/12-----0 0 0

3/14-----404 408 w/0 exp
3/15-----404 414 w/1 exp
3/16-----404 358 w/4 exp
3/17-----404 410 w/0 exp
3/18-----404 412 w/0 exp
3/19-----0 0 0

3/21-----404 415 w/1 exp
3/22-----404 407 w/0 exp
3/23-----405 413 w/0 exp
3/24-----406 411 w/0 exp
3/25-----405 413 w/0 exp
3/26-----0 0 0

3/28-----406 410 w/0 exp
3/29-----405 414 w/10 exp
3/30-----406 415 w/2 exp
3/31-----405 414 w/2 exp

March totals - T-Bird prod. 9,234 BU - Export - 67 YTD - 46,665; Export - 642

April 1960
4/1------400 415 w/0 exp
4/2------0 0 0

4/4------400 412 w/9 exp
4/5------400 418 w/10 exp
4/6------400 424 w/4 exp
4/7------400 413 w/3 exp
4/8------400 402 w/15
4/9------0 0 0

4/11-----400 407 w/5 exp
4/12-----400 409 w/0 exp
4/13-----400 409 w/0 exp
4/14-----400 413 w/0 exp
4/15-----0 0 0
4/16-----0 0 0

4/18-----430 434 w/0 exp
4/19-----430 446 w/0 exp
4/20-----430 445 w/0 exp
4/21-----438 448 w/0 exp
4/22-----439 450 w/1 exp
4/23-----0 0 0

4/25-----438 450 w/0 exp
4/26-----439 450 w/0 exp
4/27-----438 449 w/6 exp
4/28-----439 449 w/2 exp
4/29-----438 450 w/3 exp
4/30----0 0 0

April totals - T-Bird prod. 8,593 BU - Export - 58 YTD - 55,258; Export - 700

May 1960
5/2------431 449 w/9 exp
5/3------431 441 unk exp
5/4------431 444 w/6 exp
5/5------431 445 w/5 exp
5/6------431 451 w/1 exp
5/7------0 0 0

5/9------431 446 w/0 exp
5/10-----431 442 w/4 exp
5/11-----431 447 w/10 exp
5/12-----431 448 w/7 exp
5/13-----431 451 w/18 exp
5/14-----0 0 0

5/16-----431 443 w/7 exp
5/17-----431 445 w/3 exp
5/18-----431 445 w/0 exp
5/19-----431 443 w/1 exp
5/20-----431 442 w/0 exp
5/21-----431 442 w/0 exp

5/23-----431 442 w/0 exp
5/24-----431 445 w/0 exp
5/25-----431 445 w/0 exp
5/26-----431 444 w/0 exp
5/27-----430 440 w/9 exp
5/28-----0 0 0

5/30-----No Report
5/31-----430 441 w/5 exp

May totals - T-Bird prod. 9,794 BU - Export - 85 YTD - 65,053; Export - 785

June 1960
6/1------451 449 w/1 exp
6/2------452 451 w/0 exp
6/3------452 446 w/0 exp
6/4------0 0 0

6/6------451 453 w/8 exp
6/7------452 452 w/0 exp
6/8------452 449 w/0 exp
6/9------451 452 w/2 exp
6/10-----452 453 w/12 exp
6/11-----0 0 0

6/13-----452 450 w/7 exp
6/14-----451 454 w/1 exp
6/15-----452 453 w/0 exp
6/16-----452 449 w/1 exp
6/17-----451 451 w/0 exp
6/18-----0 0 0

6/20-----452 452 w/9 exp
6/21-----452 447 w/5 exp
6/22-----451 450 w/0 exp
6/23-----452 451 w/5 exp
6/24-----452 453 w/5 exp
6/25-----0 0 0

6/27-----451 445 w/0 exp
6/28-----452 455 w/1 exp
6/29-----452 456 w/0 exp
6/30-----451 451 w/0 exp

June totals - T-Bird prod. 9,928 BU - Export - 57 YTD - 74,981; Export - 842

July 1960
7/1------427 457 w/1 exp

7/5------0 0 0
7/6------0 0 0
7/7------0 0 0
7/8------0 0 0
7/9------0 0 0

7/11-----0 0 0
7/12-----0 0 0
7/13-----0 0 0
7/14-----0 0 0
7/15-----0 0 0
7/16-----0 0 0

7/18-----427 435 w/0 exp
7/19-----427 451 w/1 exp
7/20-----424 454 w/2 exp
7/21-----424 453 w/5 exp
7/22-----424 449 w/2 exp
7/23-----0 0 0

7/25-----423 441 w/4 exp
7/26-----423 452 w/2 exp
7/27-----423 450 w/1 exp
7/28-----423 450 w/2 exp
7/29-----423 447 w/2 exp
7/30-----0 0 0

July totals - T-Bird prod. 4,939 BU - Export - 22 YTD - 79,920; Export - 864

August 1960
8/1------452 448 w/0 exp
8/2------452 450 w/2 exp
8/3------453 450 w/4 exp
8/4------452 449 w/1 exp
8/5------452 449 w/0 exp
8/6------0 0 0

8/8------453 449 w/1 exp
8/9------452 448 w/1 exp
8/10-----452 454 w/8 exp
8/11-----453 451 w/4 exp
8/12-----452 453 w/0 exp
8/13-----0 0 0

8/15-----452 453 w/0 exp
8/16-----453 453 w/0 exp
8/17-----452 453 w/1 exp
8/18-----452 452 w/0 exp
8/19-----447 453 w/2 exp
8/20-----0 0 0

8/22-----447 453 w/0 exp
8/23-----447 452 w/0 exp
8/24-----447 453 w/3 exp
8/25-----447 448 w/17 exp
8/26-----447 450 w/6 exp
8/27-----0 0 0

8/29-----448 445 w/13 exp
8/30-----478 459 w/6 exp
8/31-----478 491 w/2 exp

August totals - T-Bird prod. 10,416 BU - Export - 71 YTD - 90,336; Export - 935
Lincoln build out 8/30, 24,820 units produced

September 1960
9/1------495 493 w/31 exp
9/2------493 489 w/24 exp

9/6------498 499 w/13 exp
9/7------499 501 w/3 exp
9/8------498 331 *
9/9------303 144 Build Out

September totals - T-Bird prod. 2,507 BU - Export - 71 YTD - 92,843; Export - 1,006
Thunderbird build out 9/9/60 , 92,843 units produced

*?9/8/60 Wixom Plant worked less than scheduled hours to allow for 4 hours work on 1960 model balance out 9-9-60"

Note: Not until March, 1960 did the daily schedule call for 400+ cars to be manufactured daily. That schedule was usually met or exceeded on a daily basis through the rest of the production cycle. There was never a day when 500 or more cars were scheduled for production. Only in the last few days of the production run were 490+ cars scheduled. Only on September the 7th did the plant produce 500 or more cars. There were 501 cars run through the line on that date.

Notice that there were 16 days in July that the plant produced no 1960 Tbirds at all, according to the records.

The above information was provided to me by a good friend of the Forum, Phil Skinner of Kelley Blue Book fame. I am aware that the monthly sub-totals and totals received do not always add up correctly and I am addressing that to Phil.

Created: 27 March, 2010

Last Modified: 31 July, 2010

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