They didn't do the pinstripes on the line, per se':
In Pontiac they were done in building 16, which was the shipping building, in a stationary stall.
Plant 16 was where they put paint stripes on the cars, they washed them, and they rubbed them all out. Clean the interiors, put the plastic on the seats, paper on the floors, cover the roofs of cars with vinyl tops or convertibles - anything required to get them ready to ship.
Having said that, it would be possible for the same guy to do both sides - or - they could have had one guy for each side.
My vote would be one guy, both sides, since this would be a relatively "skilled" job, and therefore higher paying and drawing from the higher seniority employees, as indicated in the photo above of somebody's grandpa* striping the car.
K
*Dude is probably 55 and I'm older now than he was then.
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Last edited by Keith Seymore; 07-11-2022 at 08:49 AM.
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