Body Bank

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Interesting bit of information to add. The management teams of Fisher Body and Chevrolet had a communication structure that was highly political since charge backs were always a risk if the pissing match got too heated.

Sufficient to say that either side got things messed up often and as such the body banks on both sides and offset areas (more often than not) acted as accumulator banks to provide a buffer for either side to continue production for a short period of time.

for that reason a healthy Chevrolet Chassis side body bank was never more than 50% full in case there was a stoppage on the chassis side like a white automatic body dropping onto a waiting 4 speed drivetrain where blue fenders were sequenced at sheetmetal drop 20 feet further down the line.

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