Just checked, OP is in Michigan. That's the point, he's right down the road. What is involved for a manufacturer to ship to Canada?
The hypothesis I put forward is that shipping to OP took less time than it would for any of the rest of us.
IIRC correctly this new owner is within driving distance of Wayne, MI. It's plausible that he wound up on a truck, and those of us waiting for rail have a longer process.
I'm not picking out any patterns in the built emails that we've seen here. It's possible that Ford has changed their priorities and FIFO no longer applies. I'm more inclined to believe that we just haven't seen enough information yet to draw any conclusions from.
As much as I want my Bronco, and I do want it, trust me. I check the 6/30 and DM threads often to see if there is movement. I've been excited about it since Ford first announced it in 2015. I was so excited I was on the reservation site the second it was available. But,... in the grander scheme...
Hence the little laughy smiley thingy behind the post.
Now, in all seriousness, having climbed Washington, Humphreys, Lemmon, Graham, Wrightston, and various over 10,000 peaks in the Sierras near Tahoe, I can assure you that Washington is a good climb, but not nearly as hard as some that I...