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Photograph was edited for publication purposes General superintendent of production, A. J. Rouch, keeps an eye on the assembly line at the Chevrolet plant in Van Nuys. Rouch was given the task of converting production so that both Corvairs and Chevrolets, the former having a unitized body and the latter using body frames could be made on the same assembly line. Photograph dated October 22, 1962.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
General Motors Corporation.--Chevrolet Motor Division General Motors Corporation.--Chevrolet Motor Division--Employees Automobile industry and trade--California--Los Angeles Automobile industry workers--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction Chevrolet automobile--Design and construction Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Chevrolet automobile Men--California--Los Angeles Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Automobile factories--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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