# How a corvette gets built. With pics & vids. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [June 18, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182 "2008-06-18T05:47:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/1 "2008-06-18T05:47:40Z")
Some light reading while you drink your coffee this morning: > **[How a Corvette gets built](https://www.cnet.com/news/how-a-corvette-gets-built/)** > > CNET New.com's Road Trip visits the assembly plant in Bowling Green, Ky., where every one of the iconic cars has been built since 1981--and comes away impressed. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/2 "2008-06-18T05:51:19Z")
Been to the factory, its pretty cool to see them built then started and driven away. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/3 "2008-06-18T06:18:59Z")
:bsflag: Hand of God building the engine not found. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/4 "2008-06-18T06:25:55Z")
No no no. You’re thinking of the VW 1.8T. Jesus builds LSx’s. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/5 "2008-06-18T06:31:02Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > Been to the factory, its pretty cool to see them built then started and driven away. :word: that was one of the cooler tours ive ever been on. The plant made my dad, who worked at dunlop for 30 years, insanely jealous. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/6 "2008-06-18T06:32:47Z")
Is he still at dunlop? I worked there doing IT stuff for 8 years. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/7 "2008-06-18T06:38:05Z")
nah, retired on disability in the late '90’s. He was in dept 202 for the last several years ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/8 "2008-06-18T07:43:50Z")
I’ve always wanted to go on that tour. ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/9 "2008-06-18T08:29:30Z")
I will be driving the ZR off the line as I WILL get the plant tour and museum delivery on this one. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/10 "2008-06-18T08:30:56Z")
are they even building the ZR in bowling green? thought they were doing it somewhere else. i thought the frame was being done at a different location ---
**Author:** ![dmoffitt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dmoffitt/32/7455_2.png) [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/11 "2008-06-18T09:04:37Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > No no no. You’re thinking of the VW 1.8T. > > Jesus builds LSx’s. So … does that mean the devil builds VQs and RBs? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/12 "2008-06-18T10:09:59Z")
:snky: ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/deercula/Planttour.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y107/deercula/Planttour.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/13 "2008-06-18T10:21:28Z")
Nope they already built 40 or so of them for the test vehicles ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/14 "2008-06-18T10:27:02Z")
you can have this factory: ![http://i.fosfor.se/w/w060508_3.jpg](http://i.fosfor.se/w/w060508_3.jpg) or you can have this factory: ![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/09/24/automobiles/24factory600.jpg](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2006/09/24/automobiles/24factory600.jpg) ![http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20080617/Blog_-_Installing_the_seat_540x361.jpg](http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20080617/Blog_-_Installing_the_seat_540x361.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-a-corvette-gets-built-with-pics-vids/50182/15 "2008-06-18T10:29:51Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#): > > So … does that mean the devil builds VQs and RBs? 😃 lol naw. Those are enlightened motors built by the Buddha. The devil builds Yamaha R6 motors. Hence the demonic wail when you wind one way past 15k rpm.