59 Buick Assembly

Assembly of a 59 Buick from back in the day

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1959
• 59
• Chevrolet

[Monkeyspankerelite]

Those were the days when cars were not just cars, they were pieces of art. Sigh, I´m born 60 years too late :(

[mtfune]

Obama--Are you watching this???????

[HaguSlayer]

@Rtfune The Obama administration bailed out GM with taxpayer money. Of course they had to take a percentage, GM needed a slap on the wrist. Ford did not require a bailout because they did not hustle car buyers like GM did.

[Rtfune]

@HaguSlayer If you are going to have a debate with someone, you should probably do it if the comment is not oer 2 years old- I think you missed the entire point- Do you remember when GM ask the government for bailout money and the Obama administration slid in and took a percentage of the company as ownership? Well THAT is what the friendly banter between me and probably everyone else was about. As far as my logic goes, I could ask you the same question. Do YOU??

[HaguSlayer]

@mtfune Do you lack logic?

[CosmicFork]

I'll take one of those good wage, union protected, manufacturing jobs please... I'd be proud to be a part of a group of workers who could build such a beautiful automobile! Then, with my good wages I could save up and buy one of those beautiful Buicks... Except, I don't want an Invicta. I want a deuce and a quarter! I want an Electra 225! A convertible too... I can just picture myself cruising up and down LakeShore Drive for a taste of Chicago. Boy, working people's lives suck, compared to then!

[BIGLOVE4TRUTH]

Invicta?



[werksdesign]

Cars were real cars back then.

[helperout]

I Love This !!! , we are America !!! . Stand Tall People ... Ray in PA

[MrBfishy]

Automotive factories are a marvel, I've seen the Corvette factory in action a few years back. Unfortunately new cars are too dinky, too boring, and too powerless. Also unfortunate is that Detroit still has to pay uncompetitive wages to workers who are literally doing something a monkey could be trained to do, since the process is now so automated

[CommodoreCaravan1981]

the cars of today are soul-less plastic-cubs, designd and built by computers, covered with a little emotion by the engineers of today. cars like the buick are designed by people with heart and soul: raymond loewy, harley earl, virgil exner, richard teague and many more. they sad things like "let them look if they want to hurt you". but the most people want cheap cars to drive from point a to b, and the today cars are the result. so sad.... =(

[raptorscatch11]

@taylorgpa they just dont make them like that any more. interiors are all plastic and engines are a mere fraction of the 400+ cubic inches that the 59 buicks had. all the power windows still work. everything on these cars were built to last forever.