Vintage automobile factories

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  1. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    And to think that at one time that facility and the machines it produced were state of the art.
     
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    1947 Studebakers

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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    And the fellow with the microphone is likely saying "and we'll keep on building em for another hundred years!"
     
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    By the time the St.Louis plant closed. They were all like Monday cars.
     
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    Meeting with the Vice Presidents of Marketing and Design, Gerald Caldwell, purchasing manager regales the two Veeps about the time he backed into one of these Caddy’s on the assembly line.
     
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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    I like this Body Drop Picture, shows the versatility of a 1965 line, Buick Special in the station, an Olds F-85 in front, and a Pontiac Tempest or Lemans on Deck.

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Caption said GM New Zealand Production

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    GM Switzerland

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    The 1st cat off the line at the recently closed Lordstown Oh10 plant

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Vegas coming down the Lordstown line, GM's 1st use of Robots, Hydraulic Momoman welding robots.

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    GM Livonia Transmission Plant Burning 1953

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Monte Carlo coming down the Oshawa Ontario plant

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Pontiac Assembly 1964

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    USPS Jeeps

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