Nostalgia - Pics in Time.

[piratexpress1369a]

some cool shots again

[WhippinSaw]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

I have a bunch of assembly line pics that I have found. Was looking for a thread on the assembly line, but all I found was a 66 assembly line thread. These are from 1959

Nice, Thanks for posting

[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.

[lil hoodlum]

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

Keith

[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.

[A.T. RockDriller]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Next group. Never seen pepsi moved in a tanker before...

More fabulous pic's, as usual...

Upon close scrutiny, I think the Pepsi Tanker has been commandeered by the
N-Koreans.
It looks like they may have converted it to a fuel truck. That escort patrol acts like there's something more important than sody-pop in that truck.

BTW: Nice Brush Guard....and b!tch!n', hard-to-find 10.00/20 wide white walls.

[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

[factorystock]

A load of '62 or '63's

[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.

[1963c-10]

Few more.

[1963c-10]

Couple from the Freemont assembly plant....these may have been posted in the 66 assembly plant thread or may be new.