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Old 03-17-2014, 09:46 PM
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I understood they were only shipped with covers installed. I had to get ahead of the truck then pull over to take this picture. Interstate 40 just outside Knoxville, TN

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Hmmm......interesting.
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Might be transfers from one dealer location to another. Are those paper dealer tags on the cars? Looks like it. I'm wondering if it's some sort of savings that a dealer may get for taking a lump-sum of new Corvettes closer to the GM Plant in BG, then transferring them - or a BIG Chevy dealership or one with allocations that aren't moving fast enough selling at a profit to another Chevy dealership that is selling them like crazy. One thing's sure, though - if they're new, the window stickers each have the dealer they were originally sold to on them. Could be lots of things, but interesting they're headed East (from the looks of the shadows from the trees) in a full-load of C7s. Were they all the same color, they could conceivably be a Tangier Shriner's Club purchase. My new Corvette was one of fifteen all the same color delivered to Anderson Auto Sales, Wahoo, NE. Shriner's Club.

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East or west bound?

Maybe bayed ones in Nashville headed out?
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I agree with Skid Row. There are definitely some sort of plates (probably temporary) on the two we can see the rear end of. These are not new C7's coming from the factory.
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10 Z51s
One of each color???????
Probably not a dealer transfer
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10 Z51s
One of each color???????
Probably not a dealer transfer
I see at least 2 silvers, at least 2 CG or black
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Maybe GM cars going to a "track day" for some showing?
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Dealer had them hidden in barn until after price increase, bringing back now to sell at higher price
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Could also be demo cars for special dealer/customer drive events like that customer demo event in Chicago.
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Most likely track event cars that have been all over the country since the first event at Monticello Motor Park, NY 0n 9/28/13
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That's what I'm thinking too. It's hard to see much detail but looking at the yellow one on the bottom the tires just don't have that 'new' look. What you said is probably true.
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Most likely track event cars that have been all over the country since the first event at Monticello Motor Park, NY 0n 9/28/13
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My dealer (Ken Fichtner) sent me pics of my car on the truck at his store. It had been to Ohio by truck, Butte, MT by rail, and then back to the Billings area by truck. It had the cover on it when it got to the dealership. After that, Ken prepped the car, then hired another company to ship the car to me here is KS, which was an uncovered trailer with no cover on the car. It arrived covered in salt and grime. No biggie - 10 minutes in the (touchless) car wash, and it looked like new.

These cars may be second-market vehicles being transferred to other dealers.
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Have to agree with the other posts here. Most likely not new Stingrays going to dealers. Mine arrived at the dealer all wrapped up.
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Have to agree with the other posts here. Most likely new Stingrays going to dealers. Mine arrived at the dealer all wrapped up.
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Like I said, most likely NOT new Stingrays going to dealers.
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Dangit you caught me. I bought all of the in stock Z51s in the Southeast so no one else can get one

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Originally Posted by Vetinvett
I understood they were only shipped with covers installed. I had to get ahead of the truck then pull over to take this picture. Interstate 40 just outside Knoxville, TN

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Not a Jack Cooper truck so for sure not new C7s. If that's west bound on i40 near Knoxville it's for sure not new as it's going the wrong way from BG.
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Here's how it goes...

GM raised the pricing and now there giving you even Less product because there making extra $$$$$ by not putting the cover on !
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Originally Posted by Vetinvett
I understood they were only shipped with covers installed. I had to get ahead of the truck then pull over to take this picture. Interstate 40 just outside Knoxville, TN

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Not a Jack Cooper Transport. As mentioned, must be a dealer transfer


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