| Keith Seymore |
11-01-2023 06:51 PM |
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Originally Posted by 60sStuff
(Post 1636058)
Pontiac used a type of Beugler tool for their pinstripes guided with a jig against the body for a consistent line.
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This would be inside Plant 16 at the PMD facility in Pontiac Michigan. Plant 16 is where the final prep and cleanup would take place before shipping.
I always loved these photos. Here you see an older gentleman plying his trade - probably a coveted job earned by his high senority. Compare his age to the young men throwing front bumpers around or wrestling engines and bodies into position in other photos.
I thought he looked like somebody's grandpa. Now I'm probably older than he was at the time of the photo.
Still quite a bit of variation, even with the Buegler tool, especially in the way the stripes are terminated at the rear end cap, or differences in the way the fender and door gaps were accomplished (some plants the gaps were taped; others they were not).
K |
