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Title: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: tomiv9 on March 27, 2017, 07:42:15 AM

As owner of an '81 Distillate, i was just curious how many of Distillates were made? Anyone have a good idea?

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: pauldo on March 27, 2017, 10:17:43 AM

I know for sure there are two - yours and mine.

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 27, 2017, 10:26:42 AM

Three...  ;D

I'd be curious to know too.

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: tx196059 on March 27, 2017, 01:18:14 PM

Four  8)

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: mica on March 27, 2017, 01:49:56 PM

Sorry - we've never tracked individual models. There must be more than a thousand Distillates in their various forms, but I don't have a better estimate than that.

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: pauldo on March 27, 2017, 02:13:47 PM

Well there ya go, and I know Mike has one so call it 1,005.   ;)


Sorry, smart arse Monday here.

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 27, 2017, 03:04:39 PM

Quote from: mica on March 27, 2017, 01:49:56 PM

Sorry - we've never tracked individual models. There must be more than a thousand Distillates in their various forms, but I don't have a better estimate than that.

That's still an impressive number, considering they were a standard model for just a few years... (1978 - 1990-something?)

On Distillate trivia Mica, when did they become available in the U.S. markets? Seems like I read here somewhere the first ones were specifically for export to Japan... most of those I've seen were zebrawood, single AXY, and controls mounted on brass frontplate. (like Sonicus' Distillate)

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: rjmsteel on March 28, 2017, 09:49:05 AM

Add one more...

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: edwardofhuncote on March 28, 2017, 01:22:29 PM

1981 must have been a really busy production year for them... seems like there are a bunch of 1981 models.

Maybe it's one of those things like how you don't notice maroon Honda Civics (or what-have-you) until you buy one though!   ;D

Title: Re: How many Distillates were made? Any one have good idea?
Post by: sonicus on March 29, 2017, 09:23:48 AM

Mine is an 81 as well .