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Originally Posted by JoeC (Post 1573824)

another interesting thing was the white paint on some of the trim tags. I have seen original photos where it looked like a light spray of white paint just on the tag and one 1967 Camaro, original photo, and it was a heavy coat of white paint just on the trim tag.

Joe,

The white paint on the 1967 body plate is already described in Echoes. If you would like I can revisit the topic within a thread here on this forum.:beers:

It was a visibility thing.
The twist is that not all cars got the whited tags.

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Originally Posted by Kurt S (Post 1574192)

It was a visibility thing.
The twist is that not all cars got the whited tags.

That's correct. There were multiple workforce issues driving this situation all occurring at the same time, Line speed increase allegations from the union, the new computer system increasingly setting production rates, and the pressure for all workers to use all of the new data technology universally to capture the increasingly complex RPO content. The old timers wanted to build them the old way, and it became a component of the larger "we are overworked" labor issue as a component of a series of protest strikes in 1967.

The situation was described to me as follows:

"When the workers that were most agitated by the changes were assigned to the element the body plates were painted white as a form of protest."

"GM removed the problem in 1968 by deleting the content from the plate."

This worker has since passed away.

Party was well attended yesterday. I am looking at the replies I received to the questions asked within the thread and I did get some answers. I will begin to post later today.

Here is a couple of images... The highest three seniority production superintendents in attendance had start dates in 1957, 1958, and 1959. I also met another (new to me) superintendent that started in 1967. Very intelligent, his recall of the plant, its processes and the details were amazingly crisp. I am looking forward to interviewing him in detail.

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Originally Posted by Jeff H (Post 1572663)

If they have any more information about the JL8 option that wasn't in Wayne's book it would be cool to hear about it. I know it was a pretty obscure option so they might not have handled too many of them but anything they can remember would be nice to find out.

"Never had the specific brake hoses for that option on the line. We sent them to AGR to get brakes on them, I bet they discontinued that option over that problem, I only recall a couple of cars"

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Originally Posted by NorCam (Post 1572848)

Another obscure option that I would like to know more about is V75 Liquid Tire Chain.

Being a rare option, it is reported as being documented in only four Z/28's and a handful of Copo cars leaving Norwood in 69. It leaves me to wonder if any of the Norwood line workers or managers recall the option and how well it seemed to work, or for that matter, didn't work well in solid lifter cars when tested?

I ask due to it being Vacuum actuated and wonder how effectively it performed in these solid lifter cars when installed new, and how it was tested before leaving Norwood. Hearing anything at all from plant workers on this option would be kind of cool to me?

Thanks and enjoy the Party!

They were aware of the option, but nothing remarkable to report on LTC from the workers as it was not something that was tested on the line.

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