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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

This happens to be about Camaros but it would be relevant to other passenger car models and trucks as well. This is the best overview I've seen and was written by John Hinckley, who was on the production launch team at the time. He is pictured in the body drop photo, in the white shirt with his back to the camera.

http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml

Thanks for your additions. Good stuff. Just have to find/take the time to read that article.

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

The full size clays are disposed of and the clay and supporting structure reused.

Sometimes very quickly (within days), depending on the level of product security required or desired.

I guess this depends on the financial situation, development/design stage and philosophy of the OEM. I know at least one European OEM, which store some of the final full-size clays somewhere in a (or several) warehouse(s).