The Assembly line 1972..

[70 copo]

In depth interviews from GMAD Lordstown. This project was funded by the Ford foundation which might explain as to why all the assembly footage was from Pinto production LOL..

It is a little dry at the start but it is 100% instructive as to the build conditions in the GM plants in that time period.

[cook_dw]

Another interesting Chevrolet video.

[70 copo]

Yes that is the updated version of the film "Beetle and the Bug" from the 1970's.

An earlier version of the same film was being shown in the late 1950's to salaried personnel.

[Igosplut]

I have a bunch of the booklets "The Chevrolet story" of different dates I got out of a closed dealership and most show pictures of the line in operation.

[70 copo]

The lead solder with the flame torch is simply epic from the Ford footage, - even GM was using air hoods by the late 1960’s for that element in Fisher Body.

[njsteve]

I noticed the actor/narrator speaking at 18:50 reading the grievance procedure. He was in John Carpenter's "THE THING."

I think his name is Dave Clennon

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by 70 copo

Yes that is the updated version of the film "Beetle and the Bug" from the 1970's.

An earlier version of the same film was being shown in the late 1950's to salaried personnel.

They always showed us films from vintage Super Bowl games (presumably to teach us about "teamwork") and then presentations about how our quality was so bad and the Japanese were coming.

It always reminded me of this cartoon:

[Mr70]

Love watching vintage industrial movies like these.

[Mr. Chevy]

I think the long haired dude doing most of the narrating smoked one too many doobies.

LOL

Rich

[70 copo]

Yes but he had perhaps the best statements that really summed up how GMAD operated:

"the plant runs on fear'

"the only chance you have is to double up on jobs"