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The NCM does not have unlimited space. These aren't motorcycles. It's really up to them to decide if they want a bunch of one-off non-production cars to exhibit.
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It would be cool to see an early mule in the NCM. And they have plans to build additional storage for their collection. Nothing wrong with preserving a little history.
It would be cool to have them documented but nobody will care too much about the actual car. A concept car, show display (sectioned, wire gram, etc), or first production model is neat. A hacked together Holden truck isn’t going to be appreciated much.
It would be cool to have them documented but nobody will care too much about the actual car. A concept car, show display (sectioned, wire gram, etc), or first production model is neat. A hacked together Holden truck isn’t going to be appreciated much.
They tend not to. I think there is a prototype C4 concept there as well as a few other concepts... I don't recall seeing mules or anything like that though. (Other than the only 83...)
Respect your opinion, but respectfully oppose your point of view. Imo these are historical vehicles
And we respectfully acknowledge your opinion. It's just that not everyone is jumping on your bandwagon. You are asking other people to do things with their time and money without doing anything yourself but telling them what they ought to do. GM owns the vehicles in question. For a variety of reasons, they may wish to crush the cars. Why? Because they may show proprietary methods and materials used in design and also hiding the design. You can be sure they would be scrutinized, and GM may not want that to happen. The NCM, though non-profit, is also a private organization that has its own policies for curating material in their collection. They may not have enough room to store a bunch of test mules. I'm guessing that if given the choice they would prefer to exhibit a new finished C8, not one that is half done and unfinished. In any case, it's their choice.
We know what your agenda is from your OP. There is no need to respond that you don't agree with responses you consider negative. That creates a never-ending spiral of argument. Why not take these comments not as negativity, per se, but as a polite "No, thank you." Just like you do when the Mormons knock on your door.
They tend not to. I think there is a prototype C4 concept there as well as a few other concepts... I don't recall seeing mules or anything like that though. (Other than the only 83...)
They've got a Camaro used to develop the C5 drivetrain, a crash-tested C5, and an early C6 prototype with mainly C5 body panels. I wouldn't be surprised if they had other test and development cars too.
Of all the cars to show in a factory-affiliated museum dedicated to a single model, I think the test cars are about the most interesting. I can see an immaculate split window lots of places.
Would love to see the museum have the Ute and a mule or two. Would be great to see what was under all those covers up close, after all is said and done. GM won't do it though...they suck.
06-15-2019, 02:13 PM
Let hope/petition GM to keep and not destroy the test mules
