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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pueblo West, Colorado
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Original GM photo prints
I thought you might enjoy taking a peek as at small piece of my stash of original 8.5x11 black and white GM photo prints. I picked up about an 8 inch tall pile of these old black and white photo prints when I worked at the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center years ago in Troy, MI. CAC was basically bootcamp when starting a career on the customer relations side of the business back then. This is pretty much all that I have for '73 - '87 trucks photo prints. I couldn't resist passing them up as were going into the trash anyway.
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Current vehicle collection: 1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E 2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles
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Bulky
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Rhode Island
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Cool photos. I wish I had a garage like that.
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The Crazy Machanic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nokesville Va
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Re: Original GM photo prints
wow dude that awsome my trucks from flint michigan i wonder if in the picture some were
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: Original GM photo prints
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Current vehicle collection: 1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E 2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Larry, those are sweeeeeet!!
Here are some I have. http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Assembly%20Line.htm http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Clay%20Models.htm http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Paint%20Schemes.htm http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Misc%20Images.htm
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Here are a few more...
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Current vehicle collection: 1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E 2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles
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It followed me home?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Yup
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Very cool!! I really like the first one
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Active Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Arlington, TX
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Wow that is AWESOME!
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Sb 400 club
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NH / MA
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Re: Original GM photo prints
wow ! My dads side of the family is from flint ( were he grew up) My uncal has worked for Gm his whole life on the assembly line. I wonder if he was in the flint truck plant at this time. I know he did the pin stripping on the line for some time. Yeah by hand! So any of you flint truck owners with factory pin stripping there is a good chance. He then went to potiac were he hand painted. Then i dont know were. Now he is working in the HD plant in MI. It is eather in Flint or in Pontiac MI. He assembles the door panals on the 2500 Hd's and up. I really wish my truck was from Flint!! ahh well. Cool pics man
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
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Re: Original GM photo prints
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I love this picture. Classic UAW (U Ain't Workin). ![]()
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Current vehicle collection: 1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205 1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241 1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E 2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed 2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Spanish Springs, NV
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Re: Original GM photo prints
I like the Fro and Slacks - classic retro seventies!!
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Sun City West, Az
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Re: Original GM photo prints
I like the Fro and Slacks - classic retro seventies!!
yeah man,those are groovy. |
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The Crazy Machanic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nokesville Va
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Re: Original GM photo prints
cool ur uncle my have done mine the its an orange pin strip brown body
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Re: Original GM photo prints
That first pic makes me weak in the knees.
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Born a Chevy Man
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Navarre, Florida
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Re: Original GM photo prints
I did not know they did any painting by hand. Thought all was done by robots.
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Regular guy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Round Rock TX
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Very cool pictures!!!
You know this guy was blowing some multi colored boogies at the end of the day.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Not in those days. actually if i am rembering this right the last Gm car that was hand painted was the 96 impala ss. For trucks i do not rember. IOT is really cool though cause you can find the little inperfections and human error that give your truck its style. It is really too bad what Gm did in flint though. Place has never come back. I saw a documentary and they showed the last truck to roll off the line in flint in 86 ( it think). Was red and somthing else. It is a shame.
Also he may have painted your pinstripe. I did not even know he did them untill my dad told me last year. I new he worked in the plants but never knew he did pinstripes. If i had know that i would have asked him to do something on my truck some time. He is a cool guy, and still has his first car a 78 corvette he bought new with his employee discount. Thanks agian for posting the pics i will dwonload them and send them to him
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![]() ![]() 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed ![]() 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out |
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Well, Whoop-dee-do!
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Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others
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Re: Original GM photo prints
I think they skipped the procedure in pic #5 on most of the trucks I have had
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Where is the photo of the rust being added during assembly. I know these trucks came new with rusty rockers and corners.
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Regular guy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Round Rock TX
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Re: Original GM photo prints
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Hehe! I don't think this guy was at work the day my truck rolled through.
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'Frank' 77 Silverado 18 & 20 American CL205s Edelbrock MPFI, 700r4, Baer Brakes 9" F@rd rear, Vintage air, Bags etc etc.. |
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K5Camper
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Larry. I forgot you had these. When I left I snagged all the Corvette and nascar photos. Its fun to use the wayback machine and see how they did it then.
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Sb 400 club
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NH / MA
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Re: Original GM photo prints
oh also i found this cool list of all the plants gm has and when they opened and closed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_GM_factories for anyone that was currious I am pretty sure that is Flint assembly #1 which is still open. Just guessing because it has the suberbans and k5's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_Truck_Assembly
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![]() ![]() 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed ![]() 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out Last edited by 84 400; 01-30-2007 at 09:05 PM. |
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The Crazy Machanic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nokesville Va
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Re: Original GM photo prints
that rust inhibiting materal that hes injecting in the door is in my siverado cause ever so offten i have a rubber boot that say rust inhibiter the company name on them says zebarts (spelling may be of but thats how its said)
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Prosser, WA 99350
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Re: Original GM photo prints
Awesome thread and pictures!
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