Critter1

Yes! The St Louis folks hung the panel on the body using just a few bolts while the body went through the prime/paint operations. It was then removed and placed in a rack to be reinstalled later, after the body was installed on the frame.

At the A O Smith plant, the panel was not with the body.

Critter1

Is that "Foremost 63-64 Corvette Authority On The Planet" gonna be there?
He's not gonna be happy with you if he sees that.

Technite73

Fantastic photo in color. Do you have any others?

QUOTE=Critter1;1594816422]Here's a picture of a new 65 on the St Louis line. Were the exhaust pipes coated with the same chassis black as the rest of the chassis and many other components? Yes.

And how do we know that the red car is a St Louis built body and not an A O Smith build?[/QUOTE]

Critter1

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I have quite a library of St louis plant photos but not many have been scanned yet.

The photo of the red 65 above isn't mine. It's been floating around the internet for a few years. Great picture though. Lot of information there.

Technite73

Hey Critter1,

Posting more color photos would be a big asset to the guys trying to duplicate factory assembly techniques besides it is so cool just seeing this stuff for the first time.

Hope you can post more after you scan them.

Thanks.


I have quite a library of St louis plant photos but not many have been scanned yet.

The photo of the red 65 above isn't mine. It's been floating around the internet for a few years. Great picture though. Lot of information there.[/QUOTE]

mikelj

Highly likely, unless the Masters is being played.......