Time to bump this up.
I am currently in contact with Ed Ivey trying to sort a few things out - but this prompted me to go back through the Tim Olson pictures.
It seems every time I do, I figure something else out (or at least I think I do!)
I should transfer a few of the Olson pictures in here.
Also, I have to figure a way to get those pictures easier to find. I will have to look but don't believe they are in The Library.
They should be somewhere more prominent - maybe figure a place for them in The Heritage Center - something!!
They were on our Home Page for a long time - sort of expected them to remain there, but a bit of a test to find them now.
Link to Flassh thread:
http://www.ssrfanatic.com/forum/f77/tim-olson-ssr-photo-collection-60614/
Click on Albums in Post 1.
Anyway, this is what I noticed - pretty confident I am correct.
In some of the Olson pictures featuring the SSR's on the floor there are numbers on the windshields and/or rear windows.
Pretty sure these are "Order #'s". They are a similar format to the Order #'s on most of the EX VINs as well as the Signature Series.
I am not sure what they used for build sheets during pre-production but do not believe any of these had VIN's.
As per the SSR: An American Original there were 62 (63) Beta's built, in varying degrees of finish quality.
Beta 1 - 27 (+1) **
Beta 3 - 31 - more refined
Beta 4 - 4 - Further refined
These Beta's would be featured in the Olson pictures taken at ASC.
Picture
#1 :ssr SR 3001
#2 :blur: XE SR3001 (you can see red paint area behind the seats - also in the album, eng bay & underhood are red)
I believe these are the same SSR which would indicate GM already had colour changes planned, even pre-production
#3 Side view of XE SR3019
#4 :silver: XE SR3019 - Plate 116M09 was the plate on :ssr SR3019
#5 :silver: SR3019 on windshield