FordFan86

may be in the wrong section or a silly question to others but im just wondering where the 2 letter abbreviation for cars comes from? ie XD AU BA, i also know holden do it as well as the mistubishis, just wondering where they come from and how do you know which one will be next?

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EF_Dave

its just model numbers/letters to signify the particular model, nothing more. every car manufacture has them. If fact every company that produces anything has model numbers/codes. ie nokia 3310. How else would you tell the different models

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jemmex

OK on the Letters.
This gt me thinking about "code names"

I know the XD was "blackwood"
the XE was "ironbark" (or was this xd with alloy head)
EA was EA26 (yawn)
BA was Barra

Anyone know any others?

blackout

the XR6 turbo was code named seagull or gull, as it shits on everything..

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FordFan86

yeah i get what your saying

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'92 NC Ghia, 302w 123.9kw at the wheels, dead stock. Peacock Green. Lots of woodgrain and velour
Tint, Mags (17x8 ROH RT's 235/45), Sunroof, Alarm/Immobliser, GM-X624 Amp, DEH-P8250 H/U, Alpine 2x6 1/4" rear, 6"splits in doors, 1" tweeters in dash.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you."

chevypower

yeah but why AU, BA etc... why not just 2002, 2003?

FordFan86

??? that would only work if the AU or BA or whatever build date was from lets say 1/1/01 - 1/1/02 otherwise you could say 2003 model and it could be an Au or BA

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'92 NC Ghia, 302w 123.9kw at the wheels, dead stock. Peacock Green. Lots of woodgrain and velour
Tint, Mags (17x8 ROH RT's 235/45), Sunroof, Alarm/Immobliser, GM-X624 Amp, DEH-P8250 H/U, Alpine 2x6 1/4" rear, 6"splits in doors, 1" tweeters in dash.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you."

chevypower

but the model year, is always different to the build date

EF_Dave

why do you say that. I know my car is a 1996 model and was built in march 1996, why would it be different

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MaD_WoG

modlel year might be 1996, but the actual build date may be 1/1/1997 as it started on dec 31 and finished 2 days later or so

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