Tesla Model S VIN 1

[SigS905]

Looks like it startled him as well.

 

[STxTesla]

What a GORGEOUS car!!

Congrats to Tesla....I'm proud to be a future owner.

 

[SByer]

I know that it shouldn't surprise me, but the lack of engine noise just before it moved was startling. I'm really looking forward to that.

It's the coolest f*n thing when you realize that all the energy is being put into motion instead of being tossed away as sound and heat.

EVs just drive better.

 

[Jason S]

It looks like he got all the perf sig features: white leather, red paint, pano roof (or maybe that is black -- I think pano), shiny wheels, all carbon fiber accents.

Correct? Or maybe there is something missing?

 

[Lyon]

It looks like he got all the perf sig features: white leather, red paint, pano roof (or maybe that is black -- I think pano), shiny wheels, all carbon fiber accents.

Correct? Or maybe there is something missing?

Well not ALL of the Performance options; he got the silver wheels and not the grey ones.

 

[DrComputer]

It looks like he got all the perf sig features: white leather, red paint, pano roof (or maybe that is black -- I think pano), shiny wheels, all carbon fiber accents.

Correct? Or maybe there is something missing?

Can't be the white interior because he clearly latches a black seatbelt. The white interior comes with white seatbelts whereas the tan interior comes with black seatbelts.

 

[vfx]

He has a Tesla Lanyard.

 

[doug]

Taking delivery of the first Model S | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Brian H]

Twitter links are to private accounts.

 

[VolkerP]

You're late to the party. The links worked yesterday. I assume the account owners where overwhelmed by the Tesla fan's storm of attention :wink:

 

[doug]

Well, the occasion of Steve getting his car made me revisit an audio clip of a conversation I had with him (and a bit with Franz at the end) at the Model S premiere back in March of 2009.

http://teslamotorsclub.com/audio/Steve Jurvetson (some Franz) - Model S.mp3

Things I noticed listening again three years later:

• We're very giddy talking about the car. (Perhaps slightly inebriated.)
• There was no iPad yet, so we talk about the 17" touch screen like it's a big iPhone.
• We talk about the concept of a cloud connected car like it's something new.
• We mention haptic feedback in the display. A minor feature from which Tesla has since walked away.
• Projected delivery by the end of 2011. Missed by only 6 months, which is pretty amazing considering they didn't even have a factory yet. (The then VP of Manufacturing had assured me that the would-be plant would be somewhere in SoCal.)

Amazing how quickly they got this together in only a few years. Congrats to the whole Tesla team! And congrats to Steve!

 

[Adstein]

Does anyone else think that the red color of the release car is deeper, more burgundy than the Betas? I actually prefer it but am wondering if this is simply an issue of lighting.

 

[AnOutsider]

Does anyone else think that the red color of the release car is deeper, more burgundy than the Betas? I actually prefer it but am wondering if this is simply an issue of lighting.

I noticed it too, but thought it was the pics. It looks darker than the one I saw in westchester, which is the hue I prefer

 

[sp4rk]

First (not Musk) S delivered!

First 2012 Tesla Model S Delivered To Earliest Depositor Steve Jurvetson

I'm jealous!

[mod note: merged this new thread with existing discussion. b.]

 

[NigelM]

I love that CF spoiler now. I was a little nervous when I chose it, but it was the right decision.

 

[crzyskl]

Does anyone else think that the red color of the release car is deeper, more burgundy than the Betas? I actually prefer it but am wondering if this is simply an issue of lighting.

From what I can tell from the early betas that went around (October 2011) to the later vins (March 2012), the red has gotten significantly deeper and looks great.

 

[NigelM]

Pic from Twitter, Josh Stein:

 

[Grendal]

The first day and already rained on. :cursing:

 

[doug]

Pic from Twitter, Josh Stein:

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That pic must be from Monday since that was on the only recent day around here that wasn't sunny.

 

[NigelM]

That pic must be from Monday since that was on the only recent day around here that wasn't sunny.

Tweeted on Monday June 4th: