October 1942. Inglewood, California. "Employees at North American Aviation, Incorporated, assembling the cowling on Allison motors for the P-51 'Mustang' fighter planes." 4x5 inch Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.
Steven Tyus toCar Museum 17 hrs ·
1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine - Presidential Motorcade - Bubble Top Limousine - Circa: 1962
President John F. Kennedy and Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Michael Noun toAmerican Car Nostalgia 1930 - 1985 (all vintage pics) 19 hrs ·
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle 300 during the assembly process. Most assembly plants had what they called a body drop step where the body was lowered to the chassis, but some used a process like this where the body was on a fixed apparatus and the chassis was raised to meet the body.
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1968 Pontiac GTO receiving its revolutionary Endura front bumper on the Pontiac assembly line. Developed and manufactured by GM's Inland Manufacturing Division, the Endura bumper could absorb impacts and bounce back without damage. Its construction was a urethane material over a steel inner frame. This was a first in the industry, but even more significant was the fact it was body colored, which dramatically changed the look of the GTO. Within a few years American car design would change to body colored bumpers, though not all were impact resistant.
built in the 1960s in East Germany. Poetically nicknamed the Blue Miracle, the huge bucket wheel excavator is believed to be the largest piece of abandoned machinery in the world.
It was constructed in Central Germany in the town of Lauchhammer. 3,500 tons of steel were used to build this enormous 370-foot long and 190-foot high excavator. Upon completion, it was painted a beautiful shade of blue, but over the years the color faded and in places completely disappeared as the structure rusted away.
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At The Body Drop, Where The Body Meets The Chassis, A '66 GTO Is Born. Check Out The "Pontiac" Letters On The Tail Panel. Some Letters Are Crooked And The "C" Is Upside Down. A Buildsheet Is On The Rear Quarter Window For The Body Inspector.
