OFFICIAL (yes, official) - Shipping Starts Today!
 

General Motors Co. said Wednesday that it has started shipping its seventh-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe to dealers across the country.

The Detroit-based automaker said about 1,000 new Corvettes have been built at its Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky and should be delivered to dealers within the next few weeks.

“It’s an amazing sight to see the transporters filled with Stingrays heading to customers in all corners of the country,” Dave Tatman, plant manager of GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant said in a statement. “The pride at Bowling Green is overwhelming and it shows in the tremendous quality and attention to detail going into each one of these new Corvettes.”

The 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe begins at $51,995 and a convertible, starting at $56,995, will begin production at Bowling Green assembly by year’s end, GM said.

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz2fGI8oD8L

Dave

Excellent news and amazing to think about! Can't wait for my order to be officially in the system on your end! :)

Thanks for the official news.

Fair Number
 

1000 is a decent number of cars. The tip of the iceberg, but some lucky owners will be driving within a week. And getting what's that wherever they go. :cheers:

Thanks Dave.

Keep those pictures coming when you early birds get your cars. Please remember us poor folk waiting on ours.

Yay! That means that they already left the plant so hopefully some luck people get their cars today!

Yep! Boom.

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Dave in your opinion what is the earliest a customer will get their car? Perhaps Saturday or Sunday (I know NJ dealers are closed, but some states have dealers open on Sunday)...

NOW its really OFFICAL!

Thanks Dave for the good news.

Great news for all of the first wave buyers!
I have a vert on order that will arrive months from now but my dealer will call me when his first customer coupe arrives so that I can finally see one in person. I imagine it will not be available for too long before the proud owner takes it home.

Wow...just like Dave said originally, imagine that......

Thanks Dave :thumbs: :woohoo:

I would think you will start seeing cars hit some dealers by the weekend.

I've got enough built so far to fill 2 full truckloads but not all have been released yet. If they have a full load for me with no other stops it takes 14 hours. That means if a truck left today I could have cars tomorrow, but I wouldn't count on that.

Dave

:rofl:

GM is on schedule. They said in February, when I put my deposit down, that the C7 will be at dealers by the end of 3rd QTR.

Steven Irwin is still on the ground ): come on son, get your butt on that truck!:lol:

Yup, we just confirmed it too! https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...hipping-today/

I would think some dealers should have cars dropped by at least Friday this week.

Great news! :cool:

Not yet but I'm guessing I will tomorrow.

Dave

That is one ... BEAUTIFUL ... GLORIOUS .... sight!!!!!!

What a beautiful sight!

It took all I had to stop looking at that picture.. Can not wait for people to start posting pics!

:iagree:

Good to hear.

Maybe I will finally get to see one of these "bad boys" in person!!

Thats excellent news ... thank you for the update !!!!!

Santa, is that you?????

Look at all those Z51s!

:thumbs:

Wow, first time I've ever seen Corvettes shipped in shrink wrap. :willy:

I guess the "older" generations weren't worthy. :toetap:

Merry Christmas boys and girls!!!
 

The sleigh is on the way!!!:cheers:
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Fantastic! I'll be watching GM'ers daily status updates like a hawk to see when mine leaves.

Looking forward to seeing the pics of them on dealers lots as they are being unloaded.

Rail dust...:leaving:

Awesome! Only saw the prototype at the museum two weeks ago.

Good to see them rolling out, now if they will start building the convertibles...:toetap:

I wonder how many they are shipping each day

Great news :thumbs: Now if I can get mine to Production, no TPW yet :cry after call to Chevy customer service. SHe did say I could check every week for updates though! :thumbs:

Interesting. I always thought the holes in the frame rails were used to strap them down for transport. That's how I always strap my car to the trailer using some J-hooks. I guess those holes are only used for moving the frame/chassis at the factory?

Anxiously awaiting my call from the museum. I'm delivery number 42 so I would think I will be Monday 10/7 at the latest. I wish they would start musuem deliveries next week too. The waiting continues. Congratulations to all that are getting their cars.

Dave, are the cars shipping today part of the first consensus? I'm asking because my friend in Florida is waiting for word on when hers will be built. She's not sure which consensus she is in.

A few more pics from Autoweek. If these have been posted elsewhere, my apologies. No snide comments required. :thumbs:

It's difficult not to be mesmerized by the red Cavalier in the first photo. :)

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It's tough to say, I have cars built from both the first and second but I don't yet have a list of what actually shipped.

Dave

Looking at the photos, I don't think that the black wheels are going over so great. Maybe there are not that many kids in high school that are buying C7's after all.

Ouch.

Is that 11 on a truck . I hope the trucking firm has over 90 trucks and gets them all the first run. On the wheel issue I wish Chevy had the dark grey wheels they had on the 2011 GS. I didn't go black on a torch red car either.

I think the machined base wheel is the hands down loser....still have not seen one, and $1500.....

I think you are going to be surprised. We have more orders for painted wheels than ever before and it's not just young guys. Of course, since I prefer the painted wheel I may influence a few people...:rofl:

Dave

When you say "painted wheels" do you mean the standard silver painted ones, or do you mean black?

Nah. Thats just the trailer headed to AARP in that picture.

Actually that wrong. It would be the trailer full of C7's which chrome wheels thats headed to the AARP meeting.

Are you guys talking the Z51 wheel either black or silver ? Cause you can't get the standard wheel in black right?

I was just thinking the same thing.

Black wheels. Early on we were running about 25%!

Dave

I ordered black car, red interior, with.....

black wheels and yellow calipers (z51).

While not in high school, I may be one of the closest to it . DOB 1986.

The reason we old guys don't like the black wheels, they look like cars without hub caps when they are on the move. I do like them when they are clean and standing still.
I ordered my Torch Red Z51 with chrome wheels and I may be buying a complete set of Z51 black wheels with tires from a guy here on CF.

I'm glad young guys are buying this Vette . From what I read more and more young people are not driving . I can't imagine living with out a car and a specially a C7 type car.

Good point, I really only think about how the car looks standing still.

Somebody should start a picture thread of these haulers on the road. You know, if you run across one, snap a shot and post it with when and where. Kinda like the "Santa watch" on Christmas Eve. :D

:rofl::rofl::rofl: Looks as if all the trailers are headed to AARP meetings.

Dave does this mean you may have some around on October 12th - Toys for Tots?

I too, love the graphites on the C6 GS. Just stunning, IMO.

I saw where your cars are running around 25% black, but the photos shown of the transporters sure don't show that many in black, even though most of the cars(on transporters) shown in the photos are Z51's.

Also looks as if your early sales have a lot of manual transmissions, much more that what is represented over the past 17 years(C5 & C6).

I may paint my wheels that color cause it is stunning. On a red car that would be hot as hell.

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Hmm, I'm thinking maybe I should drive down to the Michigan-Ohio border and wave the first truck in on I-75.

Mariano (Alfie)

Awww, come on Dave, are you saying you have never hung your head out the window like a dog going down the freeway to see what your car looks like at speed? I though all car-guys did that :auto:

Ya I dunno. Im a bit a of a car nut. I run a local car club / charity. I track the cars a lot. This will be the new toy / track car.

But I guess im abnormal at my age because I love putting around in my 68 mustang with its 6cylinders and 3 speeds of fury.

A vette is a natural progression for me. I bought an 06 slk new back in the day, it was fun but meh. I bought an 09 cobalt ss new, and its been a blast as a track / toy car. This is just the next step up from that car. I like the bang for your buck aspect.

Black wheels are for me...I have chrome on my C6 but really like the Z51 black painted and those are most likely what I will order....

Great to see they are finally shipping out :woohoo:

My neighbor got his call today from the zone rep, pickup at the dealer on Friday. He is over the moon.

Oh, it's high school kids now, huh?:rofl:

we saw not so long ago where one of the forum dealers or maybe it was talon90 who said initially they would ship by truck but would transition to rail as time went on....are they indeed shipping by rail right away??

Wow, GM uses Volvo tractors/transporters to carry the all-American Sports Car.

Sweet!
S.

I'm offended, I work at McDonalds and I'm a junior in high school, I ordered the black wheels on my Z51 Laguna Blue C7. I guess I'll have to wait till I'm a hipster and grow out of it.

Talked with my dealer in Indy today. He said my Vin 193 is in the hands of the transport company now and could arrive in Indy as early as tomorrow, Thursday. But I'll be at Funfest in Effingham Thursday through Sunday, so I told him to clean it up and put it on the Showroom floor. I'll pick it up next week.

Really? You trust the dealer and customers that much? :willy:

That is funny I have black wheels on my ZL1 Camaro, Aston Martin Vantage, Raptor and race car. I have been out of high school for 40years. Anybody knocking black wheels on cars for chrome are just .......lost for words. I guess the Compuware Vette race car is crap too because it has black wheels. GEEZZZZ Oh yea... my vin# 956 triple black Z51 will be driven to my sons high school prom this spring.

just tell em to rope it off

I had black wheels on my current black car for awhile, now I have candy red wheels on it. BUt that car is going to be traded or sold for the c7

Could this mean no more angst about who heard where and when they would be or not be shipped!?!?!?!?!??!
Ye Hah!!!!!!!!!