special paint cars

[Billohio]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

That's the way the regular production vehicles were painted, too.

Often the body was painted at one end of the plant and the front end sheetmetal painted at the other end of the plant (or, in the case of Buicks, at the other end of town!).

My '80 Chevy (which I ordered and followed down the line as it was built) was built in Flint and the front end never did match the rest of the truck.

K

Did Buicks get moved with the back half painted to another assembly plant? Would be weird to see car bodies being moved like that

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Billohio

Did Buicks get moved with the back half painted to another assembly plant? Would be weird to see car bodies being moved like that

Yes - Bodies were built at the north end of Flint, and then the incomplete car was shipped to the south end of town for final assembly.

K