dmaxx3500

anybody here as members?

any good storys?
any thougts about people restoring cars?

terry82

wish you would have got a reply . I would have asked why gm did not build the new corvette plant in st .louis.

capevettes

You will get some affirmative responses over in C1/C2 or over on the NCRS Technical Discussion Board.

dmaxx3500

have you been to that part of st.louis?,its just south of fergeson

and the plant in bowling green was a maytag/frigadare plant and I thought I read gm owned some of it too,and they needed way more space

Easy Mike

LiCastro's book has a chapter regarding the decision to leave St. Louis.


McLellan also discusses the move in his book

530planeman

I will be having lunch with several workers that worked there on C2s and c3s any paticular questions I can ask them?I did post some coments on a thread while back although some members did not want to accept what I relayed from these workers


Wes
Sonny <br/>Engine and transmission install.St Louis and Bowling Green

blue67ragtop

I have a couple of former STL employees in my local club. I have posed the same question and their response is that the St. Louis Corvette plant was very old and quite limited in capacity. With the coming of the C4 a great deal of automation and state of the art manufacturing techniques were to be used. A retrofit of the existing plant was out of the question. As someone else pointed out the Bowling Green plant already existed and was available providing more space in less time. The St. Louis plant also produced passenger cars but in a much larger building that the Corvette plant was next to. GM did build a new plant in Wentzville ( a western suburb) that passenger car production moved to. Today it builds Chevy Colorado pickups, vans etc. I consider it a real pleasure talking to these guys who were there during C-2 and C-3 production. They are full of great stories and are solid Corvette guys!

BBCorv70

People are free to chose what to believe and what not to. I find the stories interesting none the less. Please continue to share.

Alan 71

Hi,
I believe John Hinkley (CF member JohnZ) is one of the best known people with roots in the St.Louis Corvette plant.
Certainly the articles he's written for various publications, the presentations he's put together, and his library of photos are a wonderful source of reference for all of us; especially for fans of mid-year cars.
His article about the operation of the Flint engine plant is a MUST read.
5000 engines per day, 2 engine lines, one producing 170 engines per hour (one every 21 seconds), and the other producing 110 per hour ( one every 32 seconds)!!!!!
Regards,
Alan

73BBVette

Somebody initialed the body on my 73 with the date. Wonder if they're still around, and if they ever thought it would be seen again. 🤔

Alan 71

Hi 73,
Thats a very popular location!
Regards,
Alan

1-5-71 for a car with a F14 (January 14) Trim Tag date.

blanman61

A bit off topic. Read a story (late 60's) about a man that had purchased a luxury vehicle but was never identified in story. The car always had a knocking noise that couldn't be found. After many trips to the dealer they finally cut a hole in a rear inner fender. They found a coke bottle tied to a string hanging there.

dmaxx3500

in the 90's I worked for a caddy dealer ,and we used to find sandwich wrappers and bolts and rivits in doors and under carpeting

marshal135

I just finished The Birthplace of Legends book Mike recommended.
It was a great read.
A must read.
I worked at a GM dealership (Oldsmobile) 1980-84.
I enjoyed the job and the guys.
Reading the Legends book brought back some fond memories.
Marshal

jyounane

I've posted this picture before...

It was discovered inside the t-top of my 69. Build date September 21 1968.

Looks like the face includes the letter "R"


Joe