[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by stags

Still thinking maybe they started including them near the end of the '69 run. I'm guessing '70 & up Baltimore cars have them?

They were never meant to be "included". Once the build was complete they had served their purpose, and were intended to be thrown out at the end of the line along with all the other extra screws on the floor, pieces of paper, coffee cups, inspection tickets, material tags, etc.

Finding a build sheet either means that (a) somebody didn't do their job, or (b) the car got built up around it in such a fashion that it was necessary to leave it where it landed.

K

[stags]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

They were never meant to be "included". Once the build was complete they had served their purpose, and were intended to be thrown out at the end of the line along with all the other extra screws on the floor, pieces of paper, coffee cups, inspection tickets, material tags, etc.

Finding a build sheet either means that (a) somebody didn't do their job, or (b) the car got built up around it in such a fashion that it was necessary to leave it where it landed.

K

Interesting. Always thought it was intentional yet oddly random as to if/where they ended up.

You reminded me of my father. In the sixties he worked at Boeing Vertol outside Philly where they were building Chinooks for Vietnam. He worked in the flight test operation and had access to the assembly area. Time to time he would bring home buckets full of assorted aircraft fasteners swept up off the floor. They would be thrown away since sorting and restocking them was not cost effective. Guys were always asking me: what's with the holes in those bolts?