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Old 01-08-2024, 12:34 PM
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I Do! I think its the day before my Birthday February 5th.
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If they don't, they should. We had a blast!!
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Would like to go, but just do not see it happening in the next month.
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First I heard that the plant is closing. No more 'vettes?
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Originally Posted by Bob Paris
First I heard that the plant is closing. No more 'vettes?
No more tours closing to the public. 2/5/24 AND no more NCM build books either.
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Industrial settings give me PTSD, seriously.
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I have been twice in last two years. It is a pretty special experience. Well planned and safe. I was proud to see the employees taking pride in assembling Americas super car. The attention to detail and the inspection process is incredible. The ability to make so many variations at the same time is mind blowing. Kudos to the Bowling Green workforce.
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They are usually booked weeks or months in advance so not possible !
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Originally Posted by Rapid HTC
No more tours closing to the public. 2/5/24 AND no more NCM build books either.
Permanently, or just for a temporary closure?
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Originally Posted by D0lphan72
Permanently, or just for a temporary closure?
They announced it as a temporary suspension of plant tours, but no definite period. Speculation is that it's because they are working on ZR1/Zora production, but that is not confirmed. They suspended plant tours during the C7 production run when they were rebuilding the paint shop and the performance build center, and that lasted almost two years if I remember correctly.
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