Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Back lot of Pontiac:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...y_Car20Lot.jpg

For comparison, here's a pic of the back lot from my alma mater - Flint Truck Assembly

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...lybackyard.jpg

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Painting rally wheels - these happen to be truck wheels, but the process is the same:


http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...lant/wheel.jpg

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Oakland Motor Car Company Headquarters:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...MotorCarCo.jpg

This building is still standing on Oakland Avenue in Pontiac and is use as a community center.

K

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Pontiac Motor Division:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...Pontiac_MI.jpg

Pontiac Michigan postcard - final assembly plant side:

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...I_Postcard.jpg

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Technically not an assembly "line" photo, more assembly research.

This is a Keller machine -

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...t/Assembly.jpg

It is a tracing/duplicating machine; the pattern is located at the top, and the bottom portion is machining a die or a mold, in this case.

The pattern is lined with masking tape, to provide roughly .007" additional material, which is then polished out by hand. My Dad, trained as a tool & die maker, called masking tape "Keller tape" in casual conversation for this reason.

You'll note the pattern in this case is the original mold for the front clip of the '53 Corvette. The photo was taken at the GM Assembly Research Center (GMARC), located on the north east corner of the Flint Assembly property, and is also where the first 300 Corvettes were assembled.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...-1953group.jpg

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...vette-1953.jpg

I worked in this building off and on early in my career, but sadly this building is no longer there.

K

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Sidebar: Car Haulers -

No assembly plant stories would be complete without discussion about the trucks that hauled them away.

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...tellhauler.jpg

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...ellhauler2.jpg

You'll notice these two haulers are owned by the "FJ Boutell Company" - significant to me since I had not one but two uncles who drove for Boutell. In fact, one of my uncles is the gentleman that loaned Mr Boutell the money to start his company.

Ever here an urban legend about a truck driver that ripped the top off a Buick showcar via a freeway overpass; the car being saved and subsequently turned into a convertible? That would be my Uncle Joe. Fortunately, his relationship with Mr Boutell (and their earlier financial transaction) probably saved his job that day.

K

http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/...s/image013.jpg

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">1963 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...bly line s.jpg </div></div>

I did this job, for a day, at the truck plant during my GMI cooperative work experience.

Went pretty well, too - until I dropped a front tow hook on my partner's foot....

K

Re: Pontiac Assembly Line photos
 

Found this looking for something else:

http://i44.tinypic.com/2dhywwy.jpg

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Nobody's posted this one yet?!?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...9-Assembly.jpg

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Here's what I was looking for.

This is the Pontiac Michigan complex as it stands today:



The building with the vines on it is the old Engineering Building on Joslyn Ave. The white building is the old Pontiac Administration building. These buildings are used by GM Powertrain now:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities001.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities002.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities004.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities005.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities008.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities009.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities010.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities011.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities012.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilities013.jpg


This white building stands where final assembly used to be, and is a US Postal Service facility.