Charlie Jones

I got this brochure the other day off E-Bay . I thought I'd share it.
It was from someone's eighth grade field trip . I wonder how many of those eighth graders took a look around them and decided that factory work wasn't for them . And then studied harder so they could get in to college .
Enjoy !

Charlie Jones

I love that picture of those racks of 88 front bumpers , it would be nice to have just one .

oldolds88

I went thru the plant tour in 5th grade. they were building 65s, I'm very partial to the 65 cutlass.

OLDSter Ralph

Interesting pics and story. I loved the machinery pics most.

1970cs

Thanks for sharing! I have seen the front of the book many times. Any indication of what school district tour?

I have been in the main plant and engine plant or plant #5. I was never in my dads plant #2

Pat

Greg Rogers

Thanks for posting, that is so cool!

joe_padavano

Very cool piece of literature. The photo with the two rows of 215s in the engine plant is amazing.

edzolz

Reminds me of a tour of the Arlington GM assembly. I was a junior in HS and the FFA field trip was to the GM plant and Ford plant in Dallas. This was late 61 or early 62. At the GM they were building big cars that day and had a 409 dual carb in the assembly line going into a 62 bubble top Bel Air. Never forget that.

anthonyP

Thanks for sharing that interesting brochure. I toured the Linden NJ assembly plant back in the 80's. They were building the third generation Tornados, Eldorados, and Rivieras at that time. Very interesting tour, especially when the thought closed down for the tour assembly lines started moving. My daughters open jumped into my arms when that happened, but were mesmerized with the different assemblies occurring all around them none the less.

My friend's father worked at the same plant. His father told him of workers given the job of breaking up W-25 hoods for disposal. The reason given was the '70 hoods could not be used the following year, shipping to another location would had been too costly, and no A-body parts could be stored at the Linden since it was being retooled for the new B-bodies.

CRUZN 66

Thanks for sharing... Very interesting piece of automotive history...

Charlie Jones

If I remember correctly , the item posted from Jackson , MI .

Ancient Iron

I went to Linden when I worked for Mitchell Cadillac Oldsmobile in 1984, G.M. had an open house and invited dealers to come tour the plant They were building Toronado's Eldorado's Seville's and Riviera's.
They gave out commemorative key rings.

anthonyP

Somewhere I have one of those key rings. Hopefully I can find it before I finish my 442 that was built at the Linden plant.

Don R.

Very neat brochure and photos. I toured a Chicago area Ford plant in 1955 as a 7 year old and still remember it, wish I could have done this tour also!

eric66

I toured the Lordstown plant in Late 80's they was making all version of J body cars then.

B964

What are the engines shown in the "Rocket Engine Plant" photo? I don't recognize the exhaust manifolds, front distributor or the large breather on left valve cover.

Must be Cutlass Rockettes right?

Allan R

I love seeing documentation like this! Although it's designed for the general public taking a tour, I had to smile a the general managers comment in the Welcome suggesting these kids would soon drop in to visit their local Olds dealer to take a test drive.

What a great piece of automotive history. Thank you for buying and sharing!

edzolz

The first photo is 215's.

joe_padavano

Correct.

Ozzie

Thanks for the post. I did the tour in 1964. Being "in person" created an unforgettable memory.