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Bowling Green Assembly Plant Photos

Posted: 7/25/07 8:28am Message 1 of 14
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If you're interested in a photo walk-through of the C6 assembly line, here's a link:

http://automen.blogspot.com/2007/05/corvette-factory-bowling-green-assembly.htmlAdam Wartell2007-07-25 08:49:04


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I wonder if these are spy pictures or assembly plant authorized?
 
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Great tour! Thanks for sharing the link with all of us.Clap

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Nice Link! Next best thing to being there.... but you can bet just like Schwartzenager says "I'll Be Back..." Tuxblacray2007-07-25 17:52:26


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great pics. guess they like red vettes tooRolling%20On%20The%20Floor%20Laughing. hopefully one day i can get to go there and see it for myself. went to the gm plant in linden nj when i was in about the fourth grade (if i remember right). thought it was great then. of course the way they build cars today those assembly lines are probably in museums.


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Thanks for the link.  Sure looks impressive.  Don't ya just wish you could go in there and pick one?  After all, they make 150-170 a day, they wouldn't miss just one.Wink
 
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Thanks for sharing the link, great photos if you care at all for the C6's.


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Posted: 7/26/07 6:19am Message 9 of 14
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In 2002 I was in the plant and was permitted to take photos.
Granted, it was the C5 line at the time, but you can get the same general idea.

Take a look at this page and check out the Assembly Plant series of photos.

http://www.c3vr.com/events/50th/default.asp



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