Re: [Chrysler300] assembly line photo

[lettercars@xxxx]

Hi All:
This assembly line picture is even more interesting because it is a 
pre-production car. The Clairpointe Plant was a "minature" pre-production plant 
located just behind the Jefferson Plant, and was used for the purpose of checking 
out the next year's cars, assembly procedures, tooling, and facilities prior to 
regular production. There would have been alot to do in mid 1959, as the cars 
were switching over to the all new unit bodies. The large fixtures on either 
side of the car in the picture are called "side gates", and hold the 
quarters, sills and cowl/dash panels in position while they are spotwelded to the 
floorpan assy, and the roof. When that is accomplished, they are disconnected and 
return by to an earlier position in the line where they are reloaded with the 
quarters, etc, and attached to another rolling platform and floorpan and the 
process repeated. Very interesting to me to see a picture of production 
process at Chrysler before I worked there. 300ly, Gil


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