When was the last production day for C-Bodies?

[1978 NYB]

@1978 NYB: Did you find the MDH of your 1978 NYB yet?

Forgot (CRS)

I will get a picture today.

 

[Carmine]

Are there not also two relief breaks in the course of a shift. IIRC, Chrysler opted to shut the line down for these breaks instead of doing tag relief and keeping the line going?

Breaks are paid, only lunch (30 min) is "made up" by working the extra 1/2 hour.

 

[1978 NYB]

@1978 NYB: Did you find the MDH of your 1978 NYB yet?

 

[1978 NYB]

 

[PeugFra]

There you have it:

CS43T8C149423 (MDH 020812)
CS43N8C149425 (MDH 020709)

Two VIN ticks apart, but the higher VIN was completed the day before.

It is still a close couple. Thanks!

 

[1978 NYB]

There you have it:

CS43T8C149423 (MDH 020812)
CS43N8C149425 (MDH 020709)

Two VIN ticks apart, but the higher VIN was completed the day before.

It is still a close couple. Thanks!

Any idea why this happens?

Don't these cars start production on the assembly line in VIN sequence?

 

[Dobalovr]

Any idea why this happens?

Don't these cars start production on the assembly line in VIN sequence?

Not necessarily Bob. If a particular build is held up for one reason or another the next car that's ready to build will jump ahead.

 

[1978 NYB]

There you have it:

CS43T8C149423 (MDH 020812)
CS43N8C149425 (MDH 020709)

Two VIN ticks apart, but the higher VIN was completed the day before.

It is still a close couple. Thanks!

My NYB was built on a Tuesday.

 

[69CoronetRT]

Any idea why this happens?

Don't these cars start production on the assembly line in VIN sequence?

No and that’s a common misconception. For a variety of reason, cars are not built in VIN sequence.

That’s why the SCHEDULED day is likely not the “built” day. Your car proves that they are not always the same.

 

[PeugFra]

And it happens all the time. Here are two more examples for 1978:

CS23T8C118672 SPD A10, MDH 100715)
CS43T8C118697 SPD A11, MDH 100307)

CS43T8C181574 SPD 619, MDH 062011)
CS43T8C181591 SPD 619, MDH 052212)

181591 was completed almost a month before its scheduled production day.

 

[1978 NYB]

And it happens all the time. Here are two more examples for 1978:

CS23T8C118672 SPD A10, MDH 100715)
CS43T8C118697 SPD A11, MDH 100307)

CS43T8C181574 SPD 619, MDH 062011)
CS43T8C181591 SPD 619, MDH 052212)

181591 was completed almost a month before its scheduled production day.

What possible reason a car would be delayed a month?

 

[PeugFra]

Posts #207 and #208 on page 11 of this thread give some good reasons for the constant reshuffling of the cars to be built.

 

[1978 NYB]

Posts #207 and #208 on page 11 of this thread give some good reasons for the constant reshuffling of the cars to be built.

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Makes sense I guess.

 

[MonacoBlue]

I was in the 3rd ACR during the mid 1970's at Ft. Bliss Texas.

Aiy-E-Aaaah



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Oh yeah.” Aiy-E-Aaah!”. I remember now: “Blood and...STEEL!”...I hope you have a lot of good memories...

 

[1978 NYB]

Oh yeah.” Aiy-E-Aaah!”. I remember now: “Blood and...STEEL!”...I hope you have a lot of good memories...

Hell Yeah!

I'm proud of my time in the 3rd Herd!

 

[1978 NYB]

BTW, we tested the XM1 Abrams Tank in the desert at Donna Ana Base Camp in New Mexico for 2 years.

We had M60 Tanks, M551 Sheridan's, M114 Scouts with 20MM chain guns. We could knock aircraft out of the sky with them!

 

[MonacoBlue]

BTW, we tested the XM1 Abrams Tank in the desert at Donna Ana Base Camp in New Mexico for 2 years.

We had M60 Tanks, M551 Sheridan's, M114 Scouts with 20MM chain guns. We could knock aircraft out of the sky with them!

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XM1 was a Chrysler product as I recall, or at least parts of it were. It had a combination of internationally supplied systems.

I would not want to be on the receiving end of a 20mm. No sir.

 

[MonacoBlue]

I can see how someone accustomed to driving a tank would gravitate toward C-body ownership. Yup.

 

[1978 NYB]

XM1 was a Chrysler product as I recall, or at least parts of it were. It had a combination of internationally supplied systems.

I would not want to be on the receiving end of a 20mm. No sir.

That 20mm chain gun was wicked!!!

Deadly steel on target!!!

 

[1978 NYB]

The M114 had a 283 Chevy engine with double hump heads. Dangerous setup. Gasoline fed and the radiator cap was near the driver's head. The engine was way underpowered and was the slowest vehicle in the Regiment. The gun turret was hydra-electric and continuously had problems. We were glad they were being phased out and eventually replaced with Bradley's.