Chevrolet Car Manufacturing in 1936

[grayghost]

This is a good video from GM about manufacturing in the 1930's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpqIhI31kI

I found it fascinating.

[Harry P.]

That's pretty cool. It's been posted here before, but always worth a look.

[pharoah]

I've seen it before too,but i still like it.

[Howard Cohen]

Back in 1972 I took a tour of the Ford plant in Dearborn. Watching the car go from nothing to driving off the line was very interesting, especially when you consider all the parts that were added on back when each option was a separate order. What I remember most was the foundry area where they re-cycled old metal, everything from Coke cans to engine blocks, all thrown in the foundry and melted. We were about 100 yards away and the heat was tremendous, as was the noise! All we do is order a new car, pay for it and wait. When you see all that goes into making a car, it really is amazing.

Since then, I have also been on tours at the Honda plant in Alliston, Ontario and the GM truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, both in the summer of 1985. The differences in production techniques were amazing from one decade to another and from one manufacturer to another.

If you ever get a chance to take a tour of a car plant, go. You will be amazed!

[Shardik]

Fascinating stuff! The level of automation in the chassis assembly area surprised me, juxtaposed with the highly labor intensive crank forging operation.