[hurryinhoosier62]

Originally Posted by Drag Star Le Mans

That's cool Mike, now I want to find that issue and see whats up with the Pontiac bracket racer test.

And no way was I saying that was an 80s Firebird! Excuse me for not being more clear about the time frame and style of the cars back in the day!

I remember that issue of Car Craft (longtime subscriber back then). I'll have to see if I have it stored in the garage.

[Jack Gifford]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

... 1935 pics for you Pontiac production plant...

Wow! The monstrous body stamper demands respect!

[The Boss]

Must have been deafening!

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by salem1912

Greg I certainly like that one.

Yeah, I'll bet you do...from looking at the car in your avatar.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by TAFFGOAT

This set is of my Dads 66 or 67 Malibu convertible , love these shots of the camper in tow. one is the badlands camp ground , one is some random restaurant , and the last is in front of Devils Tower.

It's a '66....and a nice one at that.

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Must have been deafening!

I have relatives that can sleep leaning up next to that thing....

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Here's a couple 1935 pics for you Pontiac production plant fans. The wheel chute is fascinating.

We still use tire/wheel conveyors like that today (except typically the tires are laying flat). Tire/wheels are usually built up in a remote area of the plant and then conveyed to the final line in such a fashion.

You can imagine, too, how important it would be to stay in sequence. If you got out of whack you could have one car with three whitewalls and one blackwall, and then the next one would be messed up, too, until you finally caught it. It was especially tricky with trucks, since some could get 4 tires (no spare), some 5, and some six (dually).

We used to keep a library of "wrong" tire/wheel assemblies next to the installation point so that if you got out of sequence, or got a wrong axle (5 lug instead of 6 lug, for example) you could throw the corresponding "wrong" tire on the vehicle to keep the line moving and then repair it out back.

K

[sdbob]

Set up man better have dies right! Lots of scrapnel if not! Worked with smaller hydraulic and mechanical presses.Thanks for the pic.

[salem1912]

Originally Posted by TAFFGOAT

Most of these were before my time, I think the lake shots are from 66 and that its lake Okiboji since I know we had a place up there. The 64 wagon shows up a few times in the pics I have , I think it was my grand parents. The shot of the TR3 is my uncles car with my grandpa at the wheel, the 66 GTO in the back ground on the street was the neighbors sons , this shot was taken in May of 68.

Fellow in the plaid shirt has heart burn from eating too much? Cool pictures!

[MikeNoun]

Here's another cool one, a 1927 Packard on the chassis dyno.

[johnta1]

Another interesting Pontiac pic from way back in our paper:

[MikeNoun]

Great pic, John!

Here's another photo I thought was very interesting. Maybe someone can shed some light on this. Listed as the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild models on display - 1950's. Trying to figure out the scale (appear to be 1/12, maybe 1/8), and also what the purpose of this display was. Was it a contest, or a simply a celebration of Fisher innovation?



Mike

[Jim Hand]

Mike,
As far back as 1946-47, GM conducted a "Build a model car and enter in our model contest". That must have been the start of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. Two of my cousins built a model from wood and entered it in about 1947. They recived an "honorable mention", and the model was returned to them. It was not a standard size model but I am sure they had size guidelines.

Neither went into auto design, and both became mechanical engineers and worked at the nuclear design lab, Sandia Laboratory, in Alberqueurque, N.M.

Jim Hand

[MikeNoun]

Great info, thanks Jim.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Jim Hand

Mike,
As far back as 1946-47, GM conducted a "Build a model car and enter in our model contest". That must have been the start of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. Two of my cousins built a model from wood and entered it in about 1947. They recived an "honorable mention", and the model was returned to them. It was not a standard size model but I am sure they had size guidelines.

Neither went into auto design, and both became mechanical engineers and worked at the nuclear design lab, Sandia Laboratory, in Alberqueurque, N.M.

Jim Hand

Wasn't there a story with pics floating around the internet a few years ago about a guy who'd built a scale replica of the Fischer Coach for that contest back in the '30s maybe?

[Jeff Hamlin]

...https://history.gmheritagecenter.com...ar_Competition

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Jeff Hamlin

...https://history.gmheritagecenter.com...ar_Competition

Good input.

The aforementioned Chuck Jordan won the contest in 1947, with his 1/10th scale model.

http://www.curbside.tv/blog/2016/11/...s-chuck-jordan

K

[bird72]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Another interesting Pontiac pic from way back in our paper:

I would get my gun if that crew pulled up in my driveway

[Bill Holm]

Pontiac Tempest Monte Carlo Concept Car (1961)

[U47]

Originally Posted by Bill Holm

Pontiac Tempest Monte Carlo Concept Car (1961)

That car was for sale a few months back in Hemmings

[Bill Holm]