First Solstice Delivered
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General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz addresses the crowd prior to presenting the keys to the first Pontiac Solstice two-seat roadster, VIN # 001, at a special ceremony on the floor of the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Shelly and Clark Brinton of Idaho received their vehicle in front of hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
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General Motors Pontiac Marketing Director Mark-Hans Richer, talks with Clark Brinton of Idaho about his new car, the first Pontiac Solstice two-seat roadster, VIN # 001, after a special presentation ceremony on the floor of the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Lutz delivered the keys to in front of hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
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A line of 2006 Pontiac Solstice vehicles line the street outside the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center prior to a ceremony to present the first Solstice Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states attended the event. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
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General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz addresses the crowd prior to presenting the keys to the first Pontiac Solstice two-seat roadster, VIN # 001, at a special ceremony on the floor of the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Shelly and Clark Brinton of Idaho received their vehicle in front of hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
General Motors Pontiac Marketing Director Mark-Hans Richer, talks with Clark Brinton of Idaho about his new car, the first Pontiac Solstice two-seat roadster, VIN # 001, after a special presentation ceremony on the floor of the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Lutz delivered the keys to in front of hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
A line of 2006 Pontiac Solstice vehicles line the street outside the Wintergarden at the GM Renaissance Center prior to a ceremony to present the first Solstice Friday, August 5, 2005 in Detroit. Hundreds of GM employees and more than 100 owners of the First 1,000 Pontiac Solstice owners group, representing 30 states attended the event. Shipments of the remaining First 1,000 Solstices, which were sold in only 41 minutes in April, will continue from GM's Wilmington (Delaware) Assembly Plant, followed by the additional 9,000 orders already received. (General Motors/John F. Martin)
All in all, there were 140 solstice owners at the event, most of them older gentlemen who were addicted to solsticeforums.com. 
