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Old 05-09-2013, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by #1c6
talon90 seems to have alot of good information
He has had for a long time.
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Originally Posted by #1c6
talon90 seems to have alot of good information


He probably knows the hp ratings too
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He probably knows the hp ratings too
If he does he wouldn't tell us.
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:09 AM
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My sales guy called and said"I've got you covered". Wonder if this is what he meant?
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I'd like to know which highway this was taken on...if they were headed toward Michigan, I'll take a ride over to the test track with my camera and park in front of the gate.
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These just could be a load going for a drive to see if there will be any transportation issues. Prior to this they were shipping the show cars inside semi trailors. I wonder if these cars also might be factory pilots heading for Detroit for a build inspection after all this is May already.
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:17 AM
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You're just going to have to trust me....and no, you won't get to keep them.
If they reuse them. grit and grime inside them with repeated use will scratch paint.
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:22 AM
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If they reuse them. grit and grime inside them with repeated use will scratch paint.
I'm guessing they are cleanable. Most car covers are.
http://www.calcarcover.com/m_covercare
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by #1c6
talon90 seems to have alot of good information
Yes he does, click on his name and go read his other posts.

Also, were they heading N/NE... general direction of indy...
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by talon90
Line produced.
Production has started already? I thought I remembered that it wasn't until June or July, with first deliveries in September. No?
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He always does.........
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Originally Posted by HurricaneRN
Also, were they heading N/NE... general direction of indy...
Good point...they could be the Indy pace cars.
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Old 05-09-2013, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by millpond
Good point...they could be the Indie pace cars.

There's a race at the local 7 - 11 store? Or are these taxi cabs?


"Indie" vs Indy.........................
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Originally Posted by MMartin
Super duper super secret C7-Z's going out for testing
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Originally Posted by tuxnharley
Production has started already? I thought I remembered that it wasn't until June or July, with first deliveries in September. No?
The production line has started (as stated by Tadge at the Bash) but full scale production hasn't.
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Originally Posted by tuxnharley
There's a race at the local 7 - 11 store? Or are these taxi cabs?


"Indie" vs Indy.........................
I must have been watching too many indie films!
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Originally Posted by BlueOx
Good catch! Where'd you find that?

Hard to say what that is. Could be a bunch of them going out for testing somewhere based on the covers.
It's GM trying to make all of us old fart typical Corvette customers feel like a kid again like back in the 50's when all through September the roads through town were full of car carriers with covered vehicles heading to dealers ahead of the big reveal date for the new models. No internet to break the secrecy of where this years chrome was applied or how many headlights the cars had.
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Old 05-09-2013, 01:35 PM
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Neat... my guess is GM will be transporting the cars with covers now. Many luxury brands do this or something similar. Jaguars are shipped with a special spray on protective film that takes a special chemical to wash it off.
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Old 05-09-2013, 02:13 PM
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I bet that truck kept a steady pace on its way to its destination.
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