We just got back from a very, very fruitful and informative trip to the Port of Benicia. Found excellent vantage points on our own AND were suggested to and recommended by where to best view the cars AND where they are to be stored. Yes we will get some shots of the ship. But we will be able to stand on the roadway as the cars come "roaring" by on their way to the AMPORTS headquarters parking area up the hill away from the water. This is where the GM cars are put. We talked to an AMPORTS employee through the fence. He said they are expecting the Durban Highway around the middle of October. I will pinpoint it better by tracking. This employee said this ship will be unloaded in ONE DAY. He cautioned us to be careful taking pictures "because these guys are going to haul ass around the corner going up Oak Road and these cars are reported to be fast!!" WOW. He also told us the best place to get pictures. We would like to be able to get some window sticker shots. Then we went up the hill to AMPORTS HQ and low and behold one of the big bosses was coming out the door. He was very polite. I asked if I could get a pass to take pictures of the Chevy SS's that are due into the yard next door?? He got a look like "this guy knows something or what?? I explained my mission. He was very good with that. No BS. He said yes that a "large" shipment of SS's was coming the middle of October. He said he would grant me a pass today if the cars were there AND the car was "launched" already. He said General Motors is very picky about anyone taking unauthorized pictures of a car that is not public yet. He said however out on the street is no problem. I would mention these gentlemens names, but I don't want any stuff stirred up here. We don't know who reads this board. About the official "launch date"?? He said, November 1. He also told us of a good spot to take pictures as they round the corner and go up the hill. If the cars are put in the front of the yard we will be able to zoom on some window stickers!! Matter of fact you could almost touch them if they are up front. My friends camera is awesome. All of the lots at the port now have cars in them. Alot of cars going out. More out than in. And the yard by the HQ where our cars are going will need to be thinned out to get 1000 cars in there. Anyhow, the big boss asked for my e-mail and promised to let me in on "official movements" of the cars!!! I was like a little kid in a candy store. I had tears in my eyes. My buddy said are you alright?? I said, "I just want my car, bad".
