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May 21, 2014 14:18:15 GMT
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I don't know if its been done before(I searched but found nothing) but how about a picture thread of retro assembly lines? Lets start;  Porsche 911 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Porsche 911 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Alfa Romeo Spider & Peugeot 504 Coupé Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Karmann Assembly Line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  MG Assembly lines by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  MGB Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Citroën 2CV & Dyane 6 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Lotus Esprit assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Mercedes-Benz W123 Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr  Volvo P130 Amazon Assembly line by Auto Clasico, on Flickr Dave P.S. This post would not have been possible without the huge collection of pictures hosted on Flickr by Auto Clasico. Visit his flickr page here for more www.flickr.com/photos/auto-clasico-mallorca/ |
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May 21, 2014 15:33:48 GMT
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fogey
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May 21, 2014 17:05:18 GMT
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May 21, 2014 17:52:58 GMT
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Did anyone have this when they were a kid?  |
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1953 Minor (Long term project)
PT Cruiser
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May 21, 2014 18:39:17 GMT
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An uncle, who died the other year, spend all his working life at Longbridge. He told me with a continuous production line you couldn't stop just because you had run out of a particular part so it wasn't unknown for vehicles to need quite a bit of remedial work at the final stage. For example he told me about the Mini production line where Coopers could be fitted with drum brakes on one side and disc on the other just so the car would still roll. I've read about this elsewhere with dealers finding Marina's with mixture of drum and disc on front axle when doing PDI !
Paul H
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May 21, 2014 21:17:59 GMT
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Fantastic thread!!!
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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May 21, 2014 21:20:14 GMT
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Holden assembly line  A vintage vid of Pontiac Firebird body drop -  |
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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May 21, 2014 21:44:35 GMT
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How often do you think BMC cars ended up with parts meant for another model? I see A60s, A40s, ADO16, Minis...  |
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ferny
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On the assembly line.ferny
@ferny
Club Retro Rides Member 13
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You've probably already seen it, but here's a video of the Trabant production line.  |
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ThePollitt
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Fix up, look... at that car on eBay!
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This is amazingly amazing and I shall be adding to it very soon indeed...!!!
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AFAIK Volvo still use that type of box - at least they were a few years ago. Great thread by the way. |
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1982 Mercedes 280TE
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May 22, 2014 10:00:00 GMT
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Last Edit: May 22, 2014 10:08:55 GMT by grifterkid
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May 22, 2014 13:32:21 GMT
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I am working in Saarlouis at the Ford assembly plant for Focus, this is a picture from 73 of the engine decking line you can see a Capri in the foreground and Escorts in the background, it was built in 1968 producing panels for Renault then it went to Ford ownership, Ford was then concerned that the UK wouldn't join the EU so started escort production there because of import tariffs into the EU. They now build all Ford focus models for Europe here and soon C Max which is moving from Valencia.  i went down the line today and found the point where this photo was taken becuase the floor track is still used!! |
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120y
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May 22, 2014 18:20:04 GMT
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1996 Renault Clio MK1 1.4 RT Auto
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MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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May 22, 2014 19:44:00 GMT
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Last Edit: May 22, 2014 19:46:15 GMT by MK2VR6
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This one is rather sad, after over 90 years of stamping production in Dagenham was the very last panel stamped before the plant closed on 26th july 2013  |
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Last Edit: May 23, 2014 8:13:22 GMT by Deleted
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May 23, 2014 11:15:13 GMT
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RS200 were built by Reliant for Ford !
It amazes me that such exotica like Miura, Montreal, Daytona, Dino, Stratos and A110 were built on a production line. I suppose I expected them to be individually built.
Paul H
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May 26, 2014 17:35:51 GMT
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