The working and assembling of various parts of Studebaker automobiles. Assembly and finishing of the automobile passenger cabin at plant in in South Bend, Indiana. Wooden structure of body of car covered by sheet metal paneling. Workers work on lathe machines to impart finishing to the automobile body so formed. Painter coats enamel three times on the body of car. Sets of lined up car bodies with seats. Windscreen, seats, hood and other accessories mounted on the body, seen in a progression using stop action filming. Body mounted on chassis. Finally the finished Studebaker cars are driven out of the factory.
Documentary from U.S. Department of the Interior, about truck manufacturing at the General Motors Truck Company, Pontiac, Michigan. An automobile drives away from a house carrying two passengers. In contrast, a truck is seen being filled with earth by a steam shovel.It drives away from the construction site carrying a heavy load. The loaded truck backs up to another construction site where earth is needed and prepares to dump its load. A parking lot filled with parked automobiles at an industrial plant. In contrast, trucks are seen moving along a highway, continuously at work. Men in materials laboratory subject a sample of steel rod to a torsion test.They twist it to the breaking point, in a testing machine.
Steps of truck manufacturing, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Workers at a factory work for casting engine block of a truck. Mould of engine poured with molten metal. When casting has set, the chain pulley crane lifts the engine so formed. Smoothening and reaming for cylinders of engine with various machines. Cylinder walls cast, then machined for uniform thickness on lathe machine. Worker fixes cylinder walls with engine housing.
Various steps of truck manufacturing, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac Michigan, United States. Workers at a factory work on pistons of engine cylinders. Shaping and milling machines work upon the pistons. Drilling oil holes in the pistons. Workers inspect and weigh pistons precisely. Comparison of sizes of truck and a car. Hollow cut section of a pistons of truck.
Various steps of truck manufacturing, at a General Motors factory in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Workers at a factory work on forging the layout of truck crankshaft Machines work upon heated metal pieces to form a crankshaft. Machining stages of the crankshaft. Workers inspect and precisely measures its lengths with a ruler. Comparison of crankshaft sizes of truck and a passenger car.
Various steps of truck manufacturing, at Pontiac, Michigan factory of General Motors Company in the United States. Workers at a factory work on manufacturing a truck camshaft. The camshaft under process, drop forged. Adding carbonizing material to it. Surface reheated and quenched. Finishing touches by workers. Workers inspect and precisely measures its uniformity with sensitive meters
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