1959 Chevrolet

1959 Chevrolet Story - Factory Photos

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"The Chevrolet Story 1911-1959", published in 1959 states in chapter six: Thirty-Two manufacturing and assembly plants are operating for the Chevrolet Motor Division. Twenty of these facilities are manufacturing centers and twelve are engaged in assembly operations. Here is a breakdown of these plants:

MANUFACTURING PLANTS
Bay City, Michigan Buffalo, New York Cleveland Passenger Transmission Cleveland Pressed Metal Detroit Forge Detroit Gear and Axle Flint Frame and Stamping Flint Motor Flint Pressed Metal Flint Engine Indianapolis Commercial Body Livonia Spring and Bumper (Michigan)	Muncie, Indiana Saginaw Grey Iron Foundry (Michigan) Saginaw Service (Michigan) Saginaw Transmission (Michigan) Toledo Passenger Transmission Tonawanda Forge (New York) Tonawanda Motor (New York) Tonawanda Foundry (New York)

ASSEMBLY PLANTS
Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Bloomfield, New Jersey Flint, Michigan Janesville, Wisconsin Kansas City, Missouri	Los Angeles, California Norwood, Ohio Oakland, California St. Louis, Missouri Tarrytown, New York Ypsilanti, Michigan

Year:

1959

Make:

Chevrolet

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The Los Angeles Assembly Plant - The Cleveland Transmission Plant - The Flint Assembly Plant - The Livonia Manufacturing Plant - The Flint Manufacturing Plant

Building the 1959 Chevrolet in pictures - Pouring of hot metal from cupola into ladle at foundry. - Workman removes front fender from a double-action press. - Removing of cylinder block casting from sand mold. - Forming, sizing and coining wheel rim.

Machines finish outer ends of rear axle housing for wheel bearings and brakes. - Machine-finishing the cyulinder bores on V8 engine block. - Inspecting ring gear and pinions prior to assembly. - Engiens are run under own power in final inspection.

The famous Body by Fisher begins with the pan-or floor-of the car. - Now the roof meets the body and the car begins to take shape.

Buffing smooths the body before painting. - Chevrolet's new Magic-Mirror acrylic lacquer requires nine painting steps, produces a more lustrous, brilliant finish. - The windsheild is placed in position. - Seats are placed in position.

When frame is paced on the line, the assembly operation begins. Workmen attach front end suspension units to frame. - Frame is automatically turned over from upside-down position. - Coil springs are compressed as frame moves down the line.

Chassis assembly is now complete and painted wheels are added. - Adjacent Fisher Body plant delivers bodies to Chevrolet assembly line. - Body meets chassis. - Front end takes shape as fender, grille and radiator are dropped into position.

Batteries , windsheild wipers and hub caps have been added. Lights and turn indicators are tested as assembly nears competion. - Sixty minutes ago this car's frame started on the line. Gasoline, oil and water are added. Car moves under its own power.