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Old 08-06-2019, 04:01 PM
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All pre production cars. Some of the initial 100+ they made. They are only starting up the full production line week of dec 20th ...
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The car in the lower back of the trailer is a C7
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1 C8 & a truckload of C7s. Was posted some time ago.
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Originally Posted by NoSoupForU
All pre production cars. Some of the initial 100+ they made. They are only starting up the full production line week of dec 20th ...
I have not seen any production dates, just curious where that Dec 20th date came from?
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^^^^
It's NOT December 20th.
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Where did December 20 come from??? That’s a Friday and the beginning of the 2 week auto industry Christmas shutdown.
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Originally Posted by NoSoupForU
All pre production cars. Some of the initial 100+ they made. They are only starting up the full production line week of dec 20th ...
Yep December 20th now...some people don't believe it but its true....nobody will have their cars till February.
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Originally Posted by Red67John
Where did December 20 come from??? That’s a Friday and the beginning of the 2 week auto industry Christmas shutdown.

They got it from here....



Probably gonna be early January.....

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Most likely and per Rick Conti on a recent vlog, They are testing the car covers for durability, fitment retention etc... Cars not going/delivered anywhere.
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Seems like that would be pretty easy to test....get a truckload of C8's, cover them, and drive to Nashville and back.

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