Stole this one from Mark C

[JChlupsa]

Stole this pic from the link that Mark posted it on and thought some here might like to take a look at it. Pretty neat pic and no doubt will make all here wish we could turn the clocks back to the era.

Mahalo for sharing it with us Mark.

http://home.townisp.com/~markcanning/camaro/assembly.jpg

[JChlupsa]

Another Mark C, collection pic, Mark hope you dont mind me lifting the pics from TC but these are things about 99% of use hae never seen

Belair this ones for you notice the car in the front of the line

http://home.townisp.com/~markcanning/camaro/assembly2.jpg

[Belair62]

Where in the line would a Belair cut in ??/Were they built alongside a Camaro ??? Cool.

[AnnieHartweg]

Kewl pics Jeff, thank you for sharing!
Ann

[sYc]

Hum.. I thought the full size cars were built in St.louis and the Camaros at Norwood and LA.

[Belair62]

Full size were built at a few plants but didn't know they roled up with Camaros...

[KLONECO]

maybe.............the IMPALA is carrying the parts to build the CAMAROS?...........or.......these guys are heisting RARE pieces ??????????and the IMP is a getaway mobile! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/scholar.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif

[KLONECO]

maybe the assembly line motor blew so they used her to pull the train!!!!! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[Kurt S]

LA built full size and Camaro and in 69, Firebirds.

Note the cowl tag and the Fisher build sheet.

Most of the surviving plant pics are from this photo shoot (LA in 67). It would be nice if some of the thousands of other pics they shot would be found.....

[Mr70]

Those are some cool Pix!
Mark M. wrote one time he was visiting the Michigan Headquarters in the 1980's,and saw a boy carrying boxes of items and just slinging them into a Dumpster.Once the boy left,Mark investigated to what was just thrown away,and saw boxes old 8X10 photos of cars on the line,as well as Chevrolet color advertising transperancies. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif
He quickly did some abrasive Dumpster diving,and was able to save a box of items filled with Monte Carlo & Chevelle pix.He said this was probably a common daily event throughout GM back then,and still is Today.Every day we are loosing something from that past. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[WANNA BE SYC]

Nice pics Jeff thanks for sharing http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[copo9566aa]

Great Pics Thanks for sharing http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif
I have one from a magazine but 1974 Camaro http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif

[MosportGreen66]

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Hum.. I thought the full size cars were built in St.louis and the Camaros at Norwood and LA.

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Tom - I thought Corvettes were built alone at St. Louis?

[sYc]

They were, but different plants. There was a plant for 'Vettes and another one that built fullsize Chevys and pickups.

There are several guys around town here who retired from there. One I see quite often worked at both the SL and BG Corvette factorys, and Moparts' dad retired from Fisher Body, as a foreman in the paint division at the big car plant. Several years ago I had Mo's dad over at my shop and go around my Camaro explaining how the thing was built. I have pages and pages of notes from that walk around, as well as several pages of follow up notes. In addition, I still ask him questions from time to time about the process. Quite interesting to hear why things are the way they are and how Fisher Body/chevrolet did certain things.

[Pantera]

That could be a interesting subject for SCR7??? I would love to hear it. Think we could get him to share it with us?

[MosportGreen66]

Tom,

That is a very interesting topic you bring up. I was talking to a man at a local car show who worked at a Chevrolet Dealer (family owned) in NY during the early 60's. I was with a friend who was showing his 1963 Corvette Coupe. This man told us how terribly the cars were built, specifically Corvettes. He noted how bad the paint was and as a result, his dealership installed a paint booth and offered more services. He said the dealer repainted more Corvettes in the 60's then any other car; new or used. Also, he remembered one man who bought a 1963 Corvette Convertible. He ended up returning the car because the soft top would get stuck behind the rear cover. So much for buying a "trouble free" new Chevrolet. I am not knocking anyone right now, but working in a mass production factory such as a car factory cannot be easy work - work where concentration may get lost . Especially since safety rules and regulations were not installed and followed until late years (hence the lack of rear seat belts in early cars). I would think that cars would be built better if there were safety regualtions to closely follow. Buying a new Chevrolet was certainly not getting money worth. I would be fasinated to learn more about the actual assembly of original Chevys. LET US KNOW MORE!

-Dan

[sYc]

I think the part that surprised me the most was when he explained to me that the cars were not built soley by Chevrolet, but Fisher Body (firewall back) and Chevrolet (front clip and assembled the car). Two seperate companies, two seperate buidlings, side by side, building one car. Even more amazing, the firewall back was painted by Fisher body, the front clip by Chevrolet, using seperate paint systems/booths.

[Mark_C]

Here you go. End of the line, notice all the other models in the background. Belairs, other Camaros.

http://home.townisp.com/~markcanning/camaro/assembly3.jpg

[JChlupsa]

Awesome pics Mark, Mahalo for the hindsight of saving them and not letting them get tossed out.

[Kurt S]

Notice the earthquake reinforced roof. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Here's about all you wanted to know about the production process.
http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml