Nostalgia - Pics in Time.

[LostMy65]

It's not a single hole/slot. The center section is painted black.

[oem4me]

Originally Posted by LostMy65

It's not a single hole/slot. The center section is painted black.

Correct, lost65 .. Factorystock would be proud. All GMC's started life that way.
If this is a factory assembled truck, it's clearly special order unit with all the variance it shows. You gotta like a factory oddball!

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by VictoriaHardware

It also has mis-matched tires front-to-rear. Another special Canadian thing?

No. Anybody could order different front vs rear vs spare tires.

That's why the tire options are structured as "Xxx", "Yxx" and "Zxx" where:
X = front
Y = rear
Z = spare

Originally Posted by VictoriaHardware

That picture looks like it was taken when the plant was brand new. The line to the left is empty. Almost no clutter near the line. The floor looks very clean but dusty, like whitish concrete dust. And the employees are smiling.

If that is in fact the Oshawa assembly plant then it had been producing vehicles since the early 1900's.

The photo could be immediately after model change, or showing the two short repair lines that occur after the end of final/roll test. If that is the case then either the drivers haven't shunted any vehicles over to that side, or they are only working one line due to production volume (after hours or Saturday repairs).

They could be smiling because it's "time and a half" for overtime ("double time" for Sundays).



K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

The photo could be immediately after model change, or showing the two short repair lines that occur after the end of final/roll test. If that is the case then either the drivers haven't shunted any vehicles over to that side, or they are only working one line due to production volume (after hours or Saturday repairs).

- Or - they could just be "clean and neat", like this photo of the Fremont body drop.

If this was Flint there would be all kinds of vehicle bodies, dunnage, support vehicles (forklifts and electric scooters) and junk stacked in the aisleway.

K

[likaroc13]

[GMMediumDutyMQ]

Originally Posted by murphy98

Goldmine Number 2?
I just acquired this photo taken February 8th 1960. Fleet of new GMCs leaving the GMC Truck & Coach Division in Pontiac Michigan heading to dealership across the country. Would love to have been driving one of those tow rigs!

Sorry to dig up an ancient post -- big GM T&C fan, and stumbled across this image on Pinterest, of all things. Noticed there was some confusion as to the location -- one attempt to pin it down said Pontiac, but placed it in the loop.

My dad worked in Truck & Coach Engineering for over 20 years, so I know this building well. This is the Truck Engineering building off South Boulevard, just east of the intersection with MLK Jr Blvd. That forward building is long gone, but some of the back buildings, located along what's labeled as "Ring Road" on Google Maps, are still standing.

GM completely vacated these grounds shortly before or after the bankruptcy proceedings. Outside of the scope of this group, perhaps, but this was one of the last shots I took before vehicles were moved out of the back lot. The rail spur behind that lot, which was still known to CN as "Yellow Cab" as a historical touch, was pulled up shortly afterward.



-EM

[sodly]

One for today. Hopefully not a repeat.

[LostMy65]

From another thread..

Originally Posted by aerotruk63

They say a 62 or 63.
I'll say 62 because the grille retainers on a 63 are straight across the top not curved like in the picture.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Phot...E:B:SS:CA:1120

[Improbcat]

Just found this image, hopefully it hasn't already been posted here.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by GMMediumDutyMQ

GM completely vacated these grounds shortly before or after the bankruptcy proceedings. Outside of the scope of this group, perhaps, but this was one of the last shots I took before vehicles were moved out of the back lot.

Welcome aboard -

We left the Truck Product Center in about 2005 (the crash was in 2008); the motivation was that all General Motors engineering should be consolidated at the GM Tech Center in Warren. It added about an hour every day to my commute.

The tragedy (in my mind) was that the Validation Center, at the corner of Woodward and South Blvd (now the "M-1 Concours") was only about 10 years old when it was vacated and demolished. The replacement facility on 12 Mile Rd could not hold a candle to the Validation Center in terms of resources and size.

Originally Posted by GMMediumDutyMQ

My dad worked in Truck & Coach Engineering for over 20 years, so I know this building well. This is the Truck Engineering building off South Boulevard, just east of the intersection with MLK Jr Blvd. That forward building is long gone, but some of the back buildings, located along what's labeled as "Ring Road" on Google Maps, are still standing.

So if I understand you correctly: this would be looking west along South Blvd? The closest traffic light would be the drive back to Bldg 32 (and the far light in the distance would be MLK Blvd)?

K

[Vincenthdfan]

[likaroc13]

[likaroc13]

A little blurry, but I don't recall having seen this before:

[60-66]

Some more Facebook stuff. You need to look hard for some of it .
Hope there not repeats.

[Classic v6 GMC's]

Originally Posted by 60-66

Some more Facebook stuff. You need to look hard for some of it .
Hope there not repeats.

That GMC crew cab looks great!!

[Vincenthdfan]

I was looking through vintage Yamaha pics (one of my other many obsessions, lol) when I came across this pic with the wonderful C10 in back ground, complete with camper shell even.

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by Vincenthdfan

I was looking through vintage Yamaha pics (one of my other many obsessions, lol) when I came across this pic with the wonderful C10 in back ground, complete with camper shell even.

Cool! Thanks for sharing.



A couple more I saw recently:

[jbgroby]

Bumpers that's what there for. I think the truck was pushing a protester out of the way?

[65 C20]

In that last pic it looks like the driver is driving his truck thru a pickit line for some sort of strike.
Looks like the person in front of the truck is getting knocked down.

[1963c-10]

Great new additions!!

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by jbgroby

Bumpers that's what there for. I think the truck was pushing a protester out of the way?

Originally Posted by 65 C20

In that last pic it looks like the driver is driving his truck thru a pickit line for some sort of strike.
Looks like the person in front of the truck is getting knocked down.

Yes, I didn't caption the pic. The Facebook post said it was a Vietnam war protest I think.

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by 65 C20

In that last pic it looks like the driver is driving his truck thru a pickit line for some sort of strike.
Looks like the person in front of the truck is getting knocked down.

Stand in front of a truck and you get tired!!

[sodly]

Some for today...

[PGSigns]

Here is one I had and never saw the GMC in the corner till today.
Jimmy

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

Here is one I had and never saw the GMC in the corner till today.
Jimmy