[laborsmith]

The very early pre-productions will be crushed as well as many if not most of the Captured Test Fleet. What is in the pictures are likely pre-pros. Those CTFs that can be brought up to sellable will be auctioned to Chevrolet dealers and they will have a unique VIN to distinguish them from regular productions and VIN 0001 will likely be auctioned with the proceeds going to charity.

Labborsmith

[suzook]

Originally Posted by 69RSSS

I think it says "UE 1". What is the gentleman doing to the yellow car?

On camaro6 on his smartphone!

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by bond2

So when someone like Hendrick gets Camaro #00001, he's really getting the first sale-able car but not the first car to go down the line. What happens to these initial CTF cars after testing is complete? Are they destroyed or re-purposed in some way? Be a shame if they trashed em, but I'm guessing that's what they do.

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Retrofitted with updates and auctioned off.

Only if its feasible to update it to production specs. If it's too expensive, the car gets crushed.

One thing that I've thought of that would be kinda cool is if the cars destined for the crusher were acquired by a movie. Often in movies where the hero drive a single car for most of the movie, they need a dozen or so copies of a single make & model for all the various scenes (and a few to get destroyed in stunts). The trick would be matching up a movie with a soon to be released car (hard), and getting legal to sign-off on it (even harder)

[LesserO2Evils]

Originally Posted by suzook

No one noticed this guy on his smartphone while working??? Wtf??? Lol.

I bet that is TheBirthControl. Its how he has so much insight to the Camaros' "inadequacies".

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by laborsmith

The very early pre-productions will be crushed as well as many if not most of the Captured Test Fleet. What is in the pictures are likely pre-pros. Those CTFs that can be brought up to sellable will be auctioned to Chevrolet dealers and they will have a unique VIN to distinguish them from regular productions and VIN 0001 will likely be auctioned with the proceeds going to charity.

Labborsmith

Not quite true. Pilot cars will never be titled.

Goal is for most or all CTF cars to be sold. Only if it is difficult to retrofit would they destroy them. They may also be rebuilt for future development work. In a few cases the retrofit may be hard to do but only cosmetic. They sold some Solstice convertibles to employees with some known minor issues.

[laborsmith]

I used the term pre-productions when I should have said pilot cars. My bad.

Laborsmith

[hector95z]

Big fan of SIM on the 5th gen. Im sure I'll like it just as much on the 6th gen

[Denis]

Originally Posted by Expunge

You would be wrong in your assumption. The ZL1's did not come with a hood liner.

aaaah thanks for the info.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by laborsmith

I used the term pre-productions when I should have said pilot cars. My bad.

Laborsmith

Not bad.

Mule - Built using the correct powertrain and chassis, but using a donor vehicle of similar size and weight that is generally modified to adapt to the powertrain an chassis. Confirms basic performance of the architecture and powertrain bits.

Prototype - Built with parts off prototype tools, sometimes production. In a special facility other than the plant. Tended to focus on the parts and subsystems and vehicles for testing the design

Pilot - Tests manufacturing tools, processes and trains operators. Parts usually grained. Used for additional product testing and evaluation

Pre Production - CTF vehicles generally come from this build

Regular Production - VIN 1 hoopla comes from this build. This is also includes an OK to ship event. This is why many of the 2010 units were held back or had special quality steps taken.

[Kahdir]

Cool article, thanks for sharing

Are production tours possible (like museum delivery for the Corvettes)?

Say I order my car 1st week in January, build is scheduled for first week in March, would I be able to tour the plant that week?

[laborsmith]

As far as I know, BGAP is the only GM plant that has regular open to the public tours and the Buyers Tour. GM has opened plants for public tours in the past, but these have been one day events and seldom occur.

Laborsmith

[Kahdir]

Originally Posted by laborsmith

As far as I know, BGAP is the only GM plant that has regular open to the public tours and the Buyers Tour. GM has opened plants for public tours in the past, but these have been one day events and seldom occur.

Laborsmith

Thanks for the info

[Denis]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Higher res pic:

Dat strut tower

[spratleyea]

I will take mine in yellow please...