“A Busy Day at the Plymouth Plant – The Last of the 1942's” https://goo.gl/7QTwuy via +TheOldMotor.com.
“A Busy Day at the Plymouth Plant – The Last of the 1942's” https://goo.gl/7QTwuy via +TheOldMotor.com.
"The copy that came with this press photo from January 30, 1942 states that completed cars were coming off the assembly line at the rate of three a minute when it was shot. There was good reason for all that hustle: the line would shut down to retool for war production at midnight on the 31st. They still managed to crank out 152,427 units in that abbreviated model year, slightly fewer than Ford but nowhere near the more than 254,000 that would roll out the door at Chevrolet."
So, no one made cars during the war? I never knew that. Cool piece of history.
ReplyDeleteI knew that from History class! hahaha and great grandma said a long time ago about how they had to save on everything that's why skirts got shorter! Lots of things changed to make ready for the war and all the war production. We won cause they underestimated America's abilty to jump back and "get her done!" -Larry the cable guy. :)))
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