swathdiver
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The VIN also let's you know where built.
During WW2 the American submarines were built across the nation at various yards and some developed better ruputations than others. Some yards lost a higher percentage of boats built to enemy action. Liberty or Victory ships built at certain yards with more brittle steel were more prone to their hulls cracking in cold and heavy seas; same for some T-2 tankers. People familiar with the communist SKS rifles knows that the quality of these rifles vary greatly depending on where and when they were made.
Having said that I think it remarkable that these complex vehicles come out so uniform despite being built in different countries by the hands of people with varying degrees of education and culture; maybe even better than McDonalds which offers much simpler products!
During WW2 the American submarines were built across the nation at various yards and some developed better ruputations than others. Some yards lost a higher percentage of boats built to enemy action. Liberty or Victory ships built at certain yards with more brittle steel were more prone to their hulls cracking in cold and heavy seas; same for some T-2 tankers. People familiar with the communist SKS rifles knows that the quality of these rifles vary greatly depending on where and when they were made.
Having said that I think it remarkable that these complex vehicles come out so uniform despite being built in different countries by the hands of people with varying degrees of education and culture; maybe even better than McDonalds which offers much simpler products!
