Would this car be considerd a COPO

[Canucklehead]

Ok is it just me or how come no one has ask the obvious "real" question here?...............Just what does PeteLeathersac stand for?..some moniker his wife gave him????? , things to make you go HMMMMMMMM

[Belair62]

[Belair62]

Someone post a link to the John Z Norwood process....

[Steve Shauger]

Go to camaros.org The article is listed under the report section. The First Generation Assembly Process. I tried to paste a link and it did not work. A really comprehensive article that answered
many questions.One question for me was, what was the tape used for that I found under the fender on the passenger side cowl area. Well it was explained in the document: It held the antenna cabling in place, so that the antenna could be easily installed in the fender.

[JoeG]

I thought it was something he kept his marbles in---

[Kurt S]

Phil,
Yes, that is correct. As the car entered the Chevy side, one guy looked at the body # to link the car to the VIN and to the order info and then generate the broadcast sheets.
But otherwise Chevy pretty much ignored the tag. It had no value to them.
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This info also resulted in the printing of the Broadcast Copy essential for body lock and assignment of the VIN number.

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One clarification: VIN was assigned as the car right as it came to the Chevy side. The linking of the body # and order info didn't generate / affect the VIN assignment.

[Keith Tedford]

I don't know about other plants, but Oshawa was all one unit. There was no separate Fisher body side. There were two bodyshops, A and B body. The bodies were scheduled and built then sent to the paint shop. They came back to their respective sides of the plant in the general assembly area. Eventually the bodies met the chassis' at the marriage station. The chassis had also been scheduled to be built and meet the body at the same time. Beyond Fisher on blueprints, there was really no connection with Fisher. As a tool and die maker I worked in the bodyshop, General Assembly, or where ever I was needed. The Doraville plant in Atlanta seemed to of a similar setup.

[Belair62]

What functions did you perform Keith ? Very interesting stuff..I have an Oshawa 63 Belair

[Kurt S]

http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml

Keith,
John discusses the change to an integrated plant a little in the first few paragraphs and has posted about that in the past (on camaros.net and on CRG). From what I know, plant setup depended on when you worked there and what division ran the plant. The divided plant was incredibly inefficient.

[Chevy454]

There's a few posts around here with info from Moparts' dad who worked at the St. Louis plant...Fisher body did from the firewall back, then passed the car through a wall to Chevrolet who took it from there. Pretty wild...