Ultimate Factories Camaro feature

[Slug]

I ordered in mid August and got mine 5 weeks later. The dealer in my area was told to say 6-8 weeks when ordering.

[khislop007]

Man I can't wait to watch this! PVR set!

[BigJoe]

Yo!
18 hours to assemble.
Too bad I've been sitting in the rail yard in Oshawa now for a week. (336 hrs)
What's wrong with that picture?

[Dan1028]

Originally Posted by dave362

Got mine in just a little over 9 weeks too. Already have 500 miles on her.

Dave
2010 LS Imperial Blue

9 weeks and only 500 miles?! Drive that thing!! My fiancée rented me one for my birthday this past weekend, and we put 380 miles on it in 2 days!! Seriously, our weekend was set just driving the entire time! We loved it!

[camero]

I was really frustrated about not being able to see the show because I live in Canada but then I got an insiders tour of the factory yesterday so I'm feeling a lot better. By the way it was AMAZING!!!

[Nostromo]

Originally Posted by alfie43

It takes 8 months after ordering to receive a brand new 2010 Camaro.

Not anymore...they did mine in only 36 days, that's 5 weeks and 1 day from order submittal to delivery.
Alfie

Wow. That's amazing as to the swiftness of the process for you.

The press release mentions that it takes 18 hours to build the Camaro. I can recall assembly times which were routinely in the upper 20-hour to low 30-hour range for vehicle-builds not too long ago. 18 hours to assemble a car this magnificent is pretty stunning.

Hope you're enjoying your new car.

[TLSTWIN]

I don't get that channel, unless i upgrade my package or buy it for the show...I am SOOOO cheap....looks like I will have to search for it on youtube or something

[567234ta]

Originally Posted by brandotron

Wish I had Nat Geo.

man its worth paying for, i rarely watch tv but when i do i love that channel, maybe im old but that one, animal planet and history channel always have something cool on.

[fastball]

Originally Posted by SlingShot

Only half the story.... From some of the past shows they only show the pretty side of things..... There is a dark and dirty side of the story you probably won't see. Unless things have changed a lot since the early 80's, the manufacturing side is a dark and seedy side of the factory life .....

You would be surprised at the process of automobile assembly in 2009..... this ain't your father's foundry, stamping, and welding nightmare.

First, computers and robotic automation has taken the place of upwards of 40% of what humans used to do on assembly line just 10-15 years ago. Before people go getting their panties in a wad over that statement, it makes for a higher quality, more reliable, better built and handling car so shut up about people loosing their jobs to computers.... ahem, sorry.

Body welds are performed to perfection using state of the art welding devices, and since they are performed by robots every single weld is executed perfectly every single time on every single Camaro that rolls off the line..... in the old days humans would be doing all the welds, and most likely no two were exactly alike. Shakes, rattles, body flex, and mis-aligned pannels were a common sight on body work. Take a look at the new Camaro very closely at every angle and I challenge you to find a body pannel with irregular fitment, a gap larger than 3/8" even between doors and hood and trunk, and after the car has been driven for 100,000 miles it still will not rattle.

Most of the modern assembly line is kept quite clean...... VERY clean...... in some cases as stringent as a microprocessor chip factory. It has to be to get the proper paint adhesion and engine assembly.

The factory has to be kept very clean for the robots themselves to operate properly without breaking down.

The old days where big, biker dudes would weld, grind, lift, pound, crank, sweat and get filthy are gone. Today, people with white gloves install engines. Dashboards are assembled offsite, prewired, and installed as complete assemblies into the car by people who are, again, very clean and tidy. Stamping the body panels is done by robots and computers, paint is as well.

In fact, the stamping and welding part of body assembly is probably cleaner than your garage right now.

[LIV42DAY]

To bad us Canadians can't see it unless we have pirated american dish. our national geographic channel is for tree huggers!

[PAUL SS]

"After an 18-hour assembly per car..."

Really, just 18 hours to build a Camaro? Thats only a little more than two days.

[superstockcam]

I can't wait to see if they pimp the paint shop or QC, my paintjob sucks! I like the car but can't believe I spent over 30k for a 50/50 paint job.
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[MightyT]

Originally Posted by rocketman 12

8 months??? Try 5 WEEKS, maybe I was just lucky

Maybe because it was taped in July and the cars were being shipped in March they considered the backlog from October 08?? Who knows ...

But, 5 weeks! You're my idol!!! ... And yes lucky!!!

[MightyT]

Originally Posted by superstockcam

I can't wait to see if they pimp the paint shop or QC, my paintjob sucks! I like the car but can't believe I spent over 30k for a 50/50 paint job.

I'm still waiting ... and you're scaring me ....