1967 Camaro assembly line

[Keith Seymore]

A couple observations here:

1 - see the cars that seem to be going "the wrong way"?

Typically at the end of the final line there is what was called "short line repair". This would be a moving repair line for taking car of small issues that could be handled while the car is still moving (ie, back up lamps don't work, or quick and dirty fitment issues, A/C recharge, etc). For bigger issues the car would be moved to a static stall (aka "Heavy repair") for things like engine R&R, or axle swaps, or frame swaps.

There was typically a similar setup for paint repair: a short moving line for quick and easy stuff, and then a separate are for more major repair up to and including repainting the whole vehicle.

2 - see the flooring. It's those d@mn wood blocks. They were nasty.

They were hardwood, like 4x4 chunks set on end, and coated with something like creosote.

I'm not sure what the motivation for using them was; perhaps because they could be removed easily for assembly line rerouting at model change, or for repairs, or to provide some "cushion" if material (or a vehicle) got dropped.

But they were hard to walk or stand on all day, uneven, slippery, got the sealer all over everything, and made the area dark.

I used to take my shoes off and set them in the truck bed before getting in and wear clean shoes into the house. When I got to work the next day I'd remove my clean shoes, put on my steel toed Redwings and head back in.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

I used to take my shoes off and set them in the truck bed before getting in and wear clean shoes into the house. When I got to work the next day I'd remove my clean shoes, put on my shop shoes and head back in.

K

This is a little off topic but I am reminded the stacks at Flint Assembly used to spit these little pellets of goo, that would float in the air and coat the homes across the street and the vehicles in the parking lot.

After a couple incidences of having GM clean the surface of my vehicle I finally bought a cheap car cover.

So after I grabbed my shop shoes from the bed of the truck, I would cover the truck up and THEN head back in.

K