They were out by the time roadster entered production. Musk provided the first financing round, and became pretty involved since the beginning of designing the

They were out by the time roadster entered production. Musk provided the first financing round, and became pretty involved since the beginning of designing the roadster. Pretty good story on it here[1] [1]: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/05/tesla200705?currentPage=all&printable=true https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2007/05/tesla200705?currentP...