Nostalgia - Pics in Time.

[1963c-10]

Last 4 pictures of the assembly line

[1963c-10]

Couple more 60-66 truck pics

[lil hoodlum]

Here are a few photos of Amarillo, Texas from the 60s.

Keith

[piratexpress1369a]

some cool shots again

[XLCOR_65]

Those assembly line pictures are fantastic! Blows my mind that the exhaust manifolds were engine color going down the line. I wonder how long it took for that to burn off.

[1963c-10]

The engine pics are good for the pureist...especially the 60-62 guys with the painting. There are alot of good L-6 pics in there. I'd love to have one of those 409/348's.... just a cool looking engine and good runners. They are from 1959, but was hoping the drivetrain pics might help, and the trucks coming down the line is cool.

[1963c-10]

lil hudlum...looks like a fleetside wrecker in the pic...pretty cool. Maybe its a reflection behind it...cool pics either way. Like the pic with the inbed spare...don't see tons of those in the older pics. Same goes w/spare fender carriers...I don't find alot of vintage pics of them.

[sodly]

Here's a new one to me, too big to post here. I think this is from Yellowstone. The trailer is for hauling/relocating bears.

http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/sli...ages/00097.jpg

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by sodly

Here's a new one to me, too big to post here. I think this is from Yellowstone. The trailer is for hauling/relocating bears.

http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/sli...ages/00097.jpg

Just change the url in the brackets to img and it'll post.

[raylube]

I like the CB antenna. I need to find one just like this to fill the hole in my 63. I need to get a patina/rusted one to go with the rest of the truck. Mine was drilled into cab above the gas cap just below the roof.

[1963c-10]

great pic...and its a 63 w/spare carrier.

[A.T. RockDriller]

I may be wishing....but is the light blue one on the truck line a front clip on a chassis.....like for an ice-cream truck...?
Or maybe there is something in the way.

[Captainfab]

Good eye, I didn't see that one. I would say you are correct. It must be for something like an ice cream truck, or maybe a school bus?

Originally Posted by A.T. RockDriller

I may be wishing....but is the light blue one on the truck line a front clip on a chassis.....like for an ice-cream truck...?
Or maybe there is something in the way.

I did notice that all those small blocks had a strange 2 pc bellhousing and a different looking flexplate/flywheel. Maybe they were for the medium duty trucks?

I couldn't help but notice the somewhat rare '59 sedan delivery in this pic.

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by A.T. RockDriller

I may be wishing....but is the light blue one on the truck line a front clip on a chassis.....like for an ice-cream truck...?
Or maybe there is something in the way.

There's actually a few without beds....could be flat beds or going to be converted for other uses like delivery trucks. I have more pics of the same plant, but its all car related about 60 more pics of the production line process that I can post if there is any interest. Pretty much walks through a whole car build.

Did anybody notice the train cars that run through the plant. NY central system.

[jbgroby]

Originally Posted by A.T. RockDriller

I may be wishing....but is the light blue one on the truck line a front clip on a chassis.....like for an ice-cream truck...?
Or maybe there is something in the way.

Does anyone know what the general date (month and year) of the LIFE article was? I'd like to try and find that one on eBay if possible.

Thanks

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Does anyone know what the general date (month and year) of the LIFE article was? I'd like to try and find that one on eBay if possible.

Thanks

Ill see what I can find. Would have been in mid-late 59.

[jbgroby]

Thanks

[1963c-10]

Probably full of nuclear fuel rods....haha. Of course they look like Farq rebels...maybe it was full of coke and not pepsi....just a thought.

And I thought the same about the large whitewalls. I don't know that I've even seen them in that size.

[1963c-10]

Hey SODLY....heres the after pic of the one you posted. September 1965

[Snailed]

So many great pictures here! Thanks for posting.

[likaroc13]

Another from Facebook:

[LostMy65]

[1963c-10]

Few more pics

[1963c-10]

Few more

[1963c-10]

Couple more. 3rd pic is from the Pontiac Assembly plant. They used GMC too.

A board member says that Pontiac used the trucks in pic 3 to transport workers around on the property from building to building.