Early Production Models

[doug]

Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson's car.

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Signature Green, looks like black seats with beige inserts... similar to VP1.
What is meant by "Factory 8"?

 

[TEG]

And now he has it!

 

[doug]

F27, the last of the Founders' Series
Twilight Blue
premium two-tone, rally 2, black/gray, black head restraint

Sorry I didn't have my better camera on me.

 

[doug]

 

[Kevin Harney]

Are those 5 more waiting to get drivetrains and packs to be deliviered ?

 

[Joseph]

I doubt it. If they didn't have their battery packs and drivetrain they'd look taller.

 

[Kevin Harney]

My question without asking it was why 5 together or is it 9? 4 and 5

 

[TEG]

I think it is 5. 3 Greens, 1 Red and 1 Blue.
My guess is that they are about to be picked up by their new owners.

 

[Kevin Harney]

I wasn't sure if it was the same picture from 2 different angles or if it was actually 2 sets of cars. Both looked very similar but there was a car missing from the second picture. Yes that was my original question are they waiting to be delivered ....

 

[Sgee]

So, how many roadsters have actually been delivered?

 

[graham]

Hard to say as the number goes up daily. We have seen #27 in Menlo Park last weekend, but it had not been delivered yet. So as of last weekend, the number was something less than but pretty close to 27.

We also know that Lotus shut down for August, so I assume there will be a hiatus of deliveries for a few weeks after 27, before the production ramps up for the Signature 100 series.

 

[doug]

New batch:

 

[WarpedOne]

Hmm, a music to my eyes?

 

[graham]

New batch:

Interesting... I wonder if these were in the pipeline before the August shut down, or if they have ramped up again so quickly. I was expecting a drought for most of this month.

 

[Sgee]

What numbers are they?

 

[TEG]

Interesting... I wonder if these were in the pipeline before the August shut down, or if they have ramped up again so quickly. I was expecting a drought for most of this month.

I heard that the new batch is from "post shutdown", so the "flow" interruption is already done with as far as I know.

 

[WarpedOne]

So these are v1.5 then?

 

[graham]

I think the plan is still to not start 1.5 until F0040... My guess is we won't see it for a few more weeks.

 

[TEG]

Looks like we have a thunder-gray signature 100 coming.

(Possibly parked next to VP11...)

 

[doug]

F27 delivered: