Agreed, I'm just saying, I loved the idea of buying an HEP car for the history and heritage but after seeing one on the Summerlin parkway the other day here in Las Vegas, I decided that although it was good looking, it wasn't for me in a long term sense plus i saw the number being built being...
In full disclosure, I'm a Vice President/GM at a large Ford dealership. I can tell you, even if it has a VIN, as long as the unit is not locked for production, it is possible to change colors and options etc. You can't change a Lariat F150 to an XLT per se once the VIN has been assigned to the...
It can still be changed after getting a VIN as long as its not "Locked forproduction". You should contact your dealer and have them attemp to change it. Especially because the factories are currently closed. The local Ford sales zone rep can help too.
Believe it or not,I got the car a year ago and it was then that people on the forums asked if I had the black binder. One person suggested I check with Ford because some had never been claimed. Guess what?? Ford still had the original black binder in the box 19 years later and sent it to me...