Showing posts with label Fisher Body. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fisher Body. Show all posts
Sunday, May 25, 2014
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Friday, June 7, 2013
The Inferno
Some comments deserve their own posts. Anonymous reflects on education and the assembly line:
Working my way through college (MSU), I would return to my Flint hometown after Spring Quarter. I'd immediately place job applications with all the GM productions in the hope of getting something paying union scale to fund the next year's tuition.
In the Summer of 62,I got a call from Fisher Body and was escorted to the fabled assembly line. The noise was incredible, sparks flew everywhere from welders attaching various metal parts into an auto frame. My reaction was "Dante's Inferno," and how could people possibly work here every day. I soon found out.
In a life chapter where I was devoted to education, working an automobile assembly line was one of the most profound educational experiences of my life. Co-workers were surprising cordial to the "college kid." They were very safety-conscious and had to be. It was quite dangerous. The monotony was indescribable. Coping techniques were seen with empty whiskey bottles in wheel wells and trunks of the auto bodies passing by.
After 3 months of that lifestyle, there was never any question in my mind that I'd finish my education and avoid ever having to return to Dante's Inferno.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Flint Photos: Rick Gerow in 1959
Flint Expatriate Rick Gerow in the front yard of his house in 1959, trying out his dad's pipe, probably purchased at Paul's Pipe Shop. That's Fisher Body, site of the Sit-Down Strike in the background. Thanks for the great photo, Rick.
Monday, September 3, 2012
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Another Flint Icon in San Francisco
I was walking near my office in San Francisco today when I spotted this 1960 Buick Electra 225 convertible. It's owned by Ted Gigler, who stores it in his auto body shop. He bought it about 35 years ago for $900.
All original interior, although Ted did swap the worn driver's seat with the passenger seat.
Pretty much the original engine and components except for the battery pulled out of a Mercedes.
Proof of the Flint pedigree. "This car finished with Magic-Mirror acrylic lacquer. Body by Fisher."
Ted's other car...a Pontiac GTO.
Hard to miss these taillights.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
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