2016 deliveries
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They don't hold shipment until they have a full load(eleven) cars on the transporter going to a single dealer(except for the mega dealers like Kerbeck, etc), but might drop off cars at 2,3,4 or so dealers on the trucks route.
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Also don't take what a tour guide says as gospel. Last month, when I was at the plant, one of our group asked the tour guide how many Corvettes are produced each year. The guide hesitated a couple of seconds, and then said "47,000". That was a fairly simple question and is not a closely guarded secret that only Tadge knows the answer to, yet the guide got it wrong.
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I was told that they considered the changes from the 15 to the 16 to be relatively minor and they should be shipping in aprox 2 weeks. I received a response in less than an hour..Just nice to have a reponse.
Hopfully this the case..
Hopfully this the case..
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I have a '16 Z06 that was produced last week, #0254, which is now one of those sitting at the plant in the sea of white. I have NCM delivery. I just talked with them. They told me they expect the plant to start moving cars next week. They will start contacting NCM delivery customers in the order the cars were produced and offer available dates in that order. Sounds like the 2 week hold is about over.
Drifting
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I doubt Corvette Blogger has any more information than people here. They are just throwing out an educated guess and probably a good one. As long as no issues are found during the two week quarantine, they will likely release the lot for shipment.
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Drifting
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They also ship Corvettes by rail in the US(out west), but most are delivered by trucks, but they have not always been shipped by rail(just the last couple of years vs since 1954). Canada is a mighty big place. I could see them shipping by rail to Vancouver, but not to Winsor, just as I could see them shipping by rail to Seattle, but not by rail to Detroit.
Also don't take what a tour guide says as gospel. Last month, when I was at the plant, one of our group asked the tour guide how many Corvettes are produced each year. The guide hesitated a couple of seconds, and then said "47,000". That was a fairly simple question and is not a closely guarded secret that only Tadge knows the answer to, yet the guide got it wrong.
Also don't take what a tour guide says as gospel. Last month, when I was at the plant, one of our group asked the tour guide how many Corvettes are produced each year. The guide hesitated a couple of seconds, and then said "47,000". That was a fairly simple question and is not a closely guarded secret that only Tadge knows the answer to, yet the guide got it wrong.
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It has been a very long time since any Corvettes were directly loaded onto rail cars at the Bowling Green plant. The rails have been removed inside the plant's acreage. You will notice that fresh asphalt has been installed where the railcar loading tracks were, in order to expand the size of the holding lot.
Also, no incoming parts are delivered by rail, as it was in the past.
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I think better would be having one of the locals posting videos of any trucks passing out the gates! That would put an end to the innuendos about movements here.
Drifting
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Its been posted here many times already. 2016s should start arriving at dealers around mid August. The Factory has many holding lots. I have always said its never a good thing to have an early build car because they sit outside uncovered for weeks in the sun rain and hail not to mention all the paint damaging bird poop they collect. Its best to get a build week in late July or early August.
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Its been posted here many times already. 2016s should start arriving at dealers around mid August. The Factory has many holding lots. I have always said its never a good thing to have an early build car because they sit outside uncovered for weeks in the sun rain and hail not to mention all the paint damaging bird poop they collect. Its best to get a build week in late July or early August.
