Not really sure of the Offical1st date - there were lots of starts/ stops early on, but this is what I have:
The first 5 Signature Series SSR's were built in Dec of 2002 at ASC in Oak Park...
The remaining 20 Signature Series SSR's were built during March, April and May 2003 + 33 regular production vehicles.
June 2003 production = 19 SSR's - total of 77 so far
July 2003 = 49 / 126 total
Aug 2003 = 77 / 203 total
Sept 2003 = 141 / 344 Total
Oct 2003 = 924 / 1,286 total
Nov 2003 = 977 / 2,245 total
Dec 2003 = 1,171 / 3,416 total '03's
*** On Dec 4th 2002- VIN #1 was 1st shown to the media & On Dec 30th 2002- VIN #1 was 1st shown to the public at the Phoenix Auto Show...***