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Jul 11, 2016 | 06:07 PM

RickConti@Coughlin

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Welcome Back BG Assembly!

Although in the pic, this part of the plant is not functional right now, the main Corvette Assembly Plant is back on line today making 2017 Corvettes. Look for Grand Sport to start arriving beginning of August or so, but in the meantime we have amazing deals on 2016’s in stock!

Look forward to working with many of you out there

Jul 11, 2016 | 08:02 PM

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welcome back indeed

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Jul 12, 2016 | 12:05 AM

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Jul 12, 2016 | 08:39 AM

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the main Corvette Assembly Plant is back on line today making 2017 Corvettes. ...

That's great, Rick. Any news on the M7? Thanks.

Jul 12, 2016 | 09:34 AM

RickConti@Coughlin

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That's great, Rick. Any news on the M7? Thanks.

New distribution update on Thursday

Jul 12, 2016 | 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by RickConti@Coughlin

New distribution update on Thursday

Keeping my fingers crossed!

Jul 12, 2016 | 12:57 PM

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Front page news!

Front page news indeed!
https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...ar-starts-now/

Jul 12, 2016 | 01:07 PM

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THAT GS IS ONE VERY COOL CAR. ESP AS SHOWN IN BLK.

IT WILL BE A HIT, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS GEN GS's

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Jul 12, 2016 | 01:21 PM

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THAT GS IS ONE VERY COOL CAR. ESP AS SHOWN IN BLK.

IT WILL BE A HIT, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS GEN GS's

Jul 12, 2016 | 02:02 PM

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but rest assured, Chev Division knows what sells and when to sell it. They got 64 yrs experience to go by.

Jul 12, 2016 | 04:01 PM

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I wonder when the GS build configurator is going online?

Jul 12, 2016 | 04:08 PM

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Any idea how the bankruptcy of Clark-Cutter-McDermott Co is going to affect Bowling Green production

Jul 12, 2016 | 05:37 PM

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That's great, Rick. Any news on the M7? Thanks.

Not sure how reliable TPW dates are, but my M7 just got bumped from 7/25 to 8/1.

Jul 12, 2016 | 06:07 PM

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U may think

but rest assured, Chev Division knows what sells and when to sell it. They got 64 yrs experience to go by.

Yep! They do know that there are quite a few people with more money than common sense and taste.

However, being a big GM fanboy like yourself I guess you forgot what their years of experience got them and us.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-au...A3T0MR20140430

Don't get me wrong, I think they did a wonderful job with the Stingray, I own one. However, the Z06 and now this "Grand Sport" leave things to be desired.

Jul 12, 2016 | 06:53 PM

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Not sure how reliable TPW dates are, but my M7 just got bumped from 7/25 to 8/1.

Sorry to hear that.

I thought the M7 is on constraint. How was yours set up for a build date?

Jul 12, 2016 | 07:20 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mumbojumbo

Not sure how reliable TPW dates are, but my M7 just got bumped from 7/25 to 8/1.

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Originally Posted by cor66vette

Sorry to hear that.

I thought the M7 is on constraint. How was yours set up for a build date?

A bunch of folks got TPWs on their M7 Grand Sports. However, I remember several forum regulars saying not to rely on the TPWs given the M7s were on constraint.

I guess they were right and the TPW isn't set in stone until it comes off constraint. I wonder though if any of the cars built on June 24 or July 11 were M7s.

Jul 12, 2016 | 09:08 PM

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The only M7s being built for now are non-Z51 base Corvettes.

Jul 12, 2016 | 09:14 PM

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Sorry to hear that.

I thought the M7 is on constraint. How was yours set up for a build date?

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Yep. Not sure if order timing mattered, but as far as I know my order was put in as soon as the order banks opened up. It actually moved to 3000 with an original TPW of 7/25 like a week after the order was placed.

Jul 12, 2016 | 10:00 PM

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Any idea how the bankruptcy of Clark-Cutter-McDermott Co is going to affect Bowling Green production

Now you went and said it....

Company is operating on a restraining order via court at the moment. Gonna get ugly. Some kind of buyout deal with GM as a shareholder or something...gotta be put together soon.