Oh wow, interesting! Not sure who your contact is but they were pretty upfront about it when I asked about production, that was in April though. I asked a couple days ago about how scheduling was going and they said slow. Haha.
I have a reservation with Bowen. Reserved a 2-door 2.3l auto basesquatch with a roof rack on 7/15. Last I checked I was #53 / 59 allocation. No build date yet though. :(
They have been pretty good to work with, seem to know some details which is good and they have been pretty good at responding...