Vintage picture thread

[SKT]

[SKT]

[SKT]

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by SKT

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Dude's name was "Bird-man". He was first shift.

I don't recognize either of the other two guys.

I was second shift. I had "Radar", "Banana", Garfield (his real name) and "Rick". I'll be darned if I can remember the other guys' names.

I had about 36 guys to cover 29 production operations.

K

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THANX KEITH ! .

[SKT]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

That would have been the start of my area.

Right after body drop we:

LH...…………………………..PIT...………………………..RH

1.......................Repaired any body bolts from the previous area
2. ..................... Tighted the box bolts; hung the spare
3. Set LH fender
4. .....................................................Installed floor shifters and SPID label
5. Installed battery
6. ....................Hooked up the trans control
7. ...................................................... Hung RH fender
8. Underhood wiring and connections
9. Install grille eyebrow molding and headlamp bezel
10. ................................................... Install grille eyebrow molding and headlamp bezel
11. Repair..............Repair...................Repair


Ship it!

Line rate was 60 jobs per hour, or one completed truck every minute.

That's an '87, because you can see the Fuel Injection emblem on the tailgate

K

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Dude's name was "Bird-man". He was first shift.

I don't recognize either of the other two guys.

I was second shift. I had "Radar", "Banana", Garfield (his real name) and "Rick". I'll be darned if I can remember the other guys' names.

I had about 36 guys to cover 29 production operations.

K

Thanks for sharing the details Keith!

These assembly line pics are difficult to locate. Same ones are often recycled.

I believe the above ones are ‘new’, as it this one:

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by SKT

I believe the above ones are ‘new’, as it this one:

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The above are new (I haven't seen them before) but the bottom one is the Line 1 paint shop and is posted on the '73-87 site.

http://www.73-87.com/7387info/Assembly%20Line.htm

K