Easy Mike

I have it. I was a little disappointed since Mike Mueller's stuff is usually good. That's not to say it's not worth the money; only to say I was hoping for more. Birthplace of Legends remains my favorite. To a degree, Noland Adams explains the assembly line process in his two Restoration volumes.

spedaleden

Never knew mufflers on chrome bumper car were painted black.

Learn something new every day!

dmaxx3500

i wish those were color pics,GM must have tons of pics somewhere

Easy Mike

I understand they do. GM was known to have staff photographers take photos of record.

Based on photo credits in LiCastro's book (and other sources), The St. Louis Mercantile Exchange and the St. Louis Post Dispatch also have an archives section of plant photos.

Don Rickles

I'm wondering why the nose- front emblem on the car facing us on the left has been masked?

My 71 has what I always thought to be a blend, EXACTLY like what is shown in the photo!

Alan 71

Hi WB,
Isn't that some type of envelope taped to the car with paperwork in it?
Regards,
Alan

Don Rickles

Enlarged as much a I can and still can't quite make it out? It is amazing alike the aged paint on the nose of my car! Pictures don't show the difference very well on my car but this can be seen on pictures sent to me from the second owner, 72 time frame. First owner sold it in 11 months....hum

Easy Mike

Looks like more than one item in it.

Brcmpbl

Great thread. Checking in.

Kid Vette

So what do you think the guy in the foreground is pointing at? The Maxwell House coffee can laying there?

Easy Mike

Who can say? My bet is his sole purpose that day was to escort the photographer along the assembly line.

Black_Magic

I forgot to turn my badge back-in. Worked as summer help on construcion gang 1959-60 while in high school. Some days on Truck Plant, some on Vette Plant, some on power station and some on ?????

George

Kid Vette

I just discovered there are literally hundreds of photos on Noland Adams' web site both inside and outside the assembly plant. He has a PowerPoint presentation of photos taken there during 1981.

Here's a sample.







There is an annual fee to access his website. In my opinion its worth it.

staplehead

[http://www.corvettec3.ca/linepics/index.htmlUOTE=Z06FEVER;1585265008

]Anyone with pictures of the St. Louis plant, please post!!! Lets see some rare pics![/QUOTE]

LT1driver

can i have those bins of bolts, to left of bolt bins is something shinning like chrome, tip of rear bumper maybe?? that would explain why car in front had rear bumpers on.

Eljay

I think I see some rust starting to form on the frame.
And I wonder what "White Shirt Guy" is pointing to and bitching out "Coverall Guy" about.

Easy Mike

Priceless!!!

Alan 71

Hi,
Looking at the next to last pic, the 69…
In the lower right corner it looks like a large bin with some sort of fasteners in it.
Then next to it a stand with 5 cans of fasteners?
They may have scooped up the fasteners into the cans in order to have a supply right next to them.
And some of us wonder why the head markings vary!?!?!!?
Regards,
Alan

Alan 71

Hi,
I remember going through the GM plant in Baltimore in 1965.
We were interested in seeing the GTOs being built.
It appeared the hood and trunk lid were 'fitted' using a 3' piece of 2x4 that the 'technician' would 'insert' in a likely place and then put his weight on the corner of the hood or lid to get the 'proper' gaps!
This was after the car was complete!
Regards,
Alan

HBI

What in the world is this guy about to whack with that heavy duty persuader ??