[Old smart]

This is quite dated (2004), but it gives some insight on what happens at smartville, Hambach, Fr: http://www.ae-plus.com/Key topics/kt-manufacturing-news3.htm .

With the demise of the forfours and roadsters, they should be able to crank out beaucoup fortwos now.

 

[Carnut]

You are good at fishing. Note that the article specifically states that ALL orders are to "customer" specification. No inventory stock being produced. This may add credence to the email confirmation being a factory order, although not a binding purchase order for the consumer.

 

[Javichanche]

Here are Some Smartville

 

[smart1]

Hey, I see my car in these pictures! Red with silver. Terrific pictures.

 

[shack01]

Red/Silver

Are you sure? If it is a cabrio, it could be mine! (OK, my wife's, more correctly)

tm

 

[jonnysan]

Hey, Javichanche....GREAT PICTURES! So the making of the Smarts in NOT just a dream like it seems to be to us here in the US now.
And what do you know??? There's my Blue/silver tridium right there in the first picture lower left. HOT DAWG!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sisyphus]

Javichanche, GREAT PHOTOS!!! Thanks!!

Sorry, guys. That red and silver Passion coupe is mine!

 

[SmartShanna]

See my little white with silver out front at the top of the trailer? I hope it doesn't fall off

 

[Old smart]

Custom Production?

What I see in the photos is that the smarts appear not to be extensively

 

[BeSmart]

Yellow/silver

Two yellow/ silvers on the truck! One must be mine! Each truck carries a dozen, 12 beautiful smarties Thanks very much, Javi. When did you take these photos?

 

[2smart4u]

Hey, Javichanche....GREAT PICTURES! So the making of the Smarts in NOT just a dream like it seems to be to us here in the US now.
And what do you know??? There's my Blue/silver tridium right there in the first picture lower left. HOT DAWG!!!!!!!!!!

I'm almost certain that that's my blue/silver jonny. I think yours is the one on the back of the truck a few pics later.

 

[Javichanche]

Two yellow/ silvers on the truck! One must be mine! Each truck carries a dozen, 12 beautiful smarties Thanks very much, Javi. When did you take these photos?

Hi, I took those photos from a French Smart forum. I think someone from France took those nice photos. In Spain we are gonna arrange a trip to go to Hambatch (1200 kms) and see how those little cars are built. It is like a pilgrimage that anyone who loves smarts has to do at least once in their life, hehehehe.

 

[PassionforPassionCT]

I really hate to burst everybody's bubbles, but they all seem to be Euro spec.... sorry!

 

[stuberman]

Going to smartville

Hi, I took those photos from a French Smart forum. I think someone from France took those nice photos. In Spain we are gonna arrange a trip to go to Hambatch (1200 kms) and see how those little cars are built. It is like a pilgrimage that anyone who loves smarts has to do at least once in their life, hehehehe.

How right you are! Got my smart two weeks ago and will be visiting smartville during our vacation next week. I'll post pictures.

 

[mike-in-sa]

Hey Stuberman, I was there two weeks ago. Go to the visitor center and if your lucky Sabine will be working there. So many people told me that factory tours were out of the question, I just figured I would see what I could see from outside. Sabine very kindly offered to take me through the factory when her shift ended. Best time I had while in europe! We walked all thru the factory and I asked her a million questions. She was very informative and I can't thank her enough for taking the time to escort me around smartville.

 

[stuberman]

Mike,

It is great to hear that you had such a good time, we are looking forward to it. We have already been corresponding with Sabine so I am sure our plans will work out quite well. I made the arrangements through our salesman (Dean Murray) who sold us our car and helped us get in contact with the right people. By the way, they do not allow kids under 16 in the factory so our kids will need to wait in the communication center while my wife and I take the tour.