This '64 GTO is also on the trim and fit line.
A pair of '66 GTOs are on the final inspection line in plant 16. Note the owner's manual on the dash. The "55" on the windshield is the line number.
At the body drop, where the body meets the chassis, a '66 GTO is born. Check out the "Pontiac" letters on the tail panel. Some letters are crooked and the "C" is upside down. A buildsheet is on the rear quarter window for the body inspector.
This '67 Bonneville is waiting patiently on the inspection line at what Gary says appears to be plant 16. This plant had repair people from Fisher Body and Pontiac to handle any fixes
This '69 Bonneville gets the once over from an inspector on a reverse line (aka "I-96" and "I-75" because of how fast they ran). A buildsheet, shown here on the dash, would receive punches from the inspectors to identify their completed tasks.
The front fascia is installed on this '68 GTO from above and underneath. Gary says,"If you were unfortunate enough to be the right height you would get a pit job. This part of the line was toward the back of the plant before it crossed over to the reverse trim and fit line and then went onto the rolls (dyno) to test the engine, acceleration and so on. Then the Pontiac would go to alignment, and finally, inspection."
A Lucerne Blue and a Polar White '701/2 Trans Am are in the inspection area. One is awaiting its Shaker installation, and the other has lots of inspection marks on the passenger-side rear tire for some reason.
According to historian Jim Mattison, this is the Van Nuys plant where '69 Firebirds were built on the same line as the big Chevys, as you can see.
On the rail dock in plant 16, workers are securing these '70 Grand Prixs to railcars for shipment.
Yes, the 16,000,000 Pontiac was a big, blue '73 four-door. Iron horses (the orange apparatus) were used to carry cars from one plant to another, as this photo illustrates.
