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Photograph was edited for publication purposes This Chevrolet assembly plant opened in 1947 and produced the Chevrolet Corvair, Chevrolet Nova, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet full-size models and the Pontiac Firebird. The plant was closed in 1992 after the production of Camaro and Firebird vehicles was moved to Sainte-The´re`se Assembly in Quebec. In 1998, the facility was razed and replaced with a large retail and industrial complex, known as The Plant. GM continues to operate a car-testing facility nearby. Photograph caption dated February 24,1958 reads, "Air jacks which look like giant-size 'C' clamps compress coil springs in front-end suspension system while frame moves slowly on Van Nuys plant production."; See images #00114122 through #00114126 for all photos in this series, under the main caption, "Off this assembly line comes the Chevrolet."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
General Motors Corporation.--Chevrolet Motor Division Automobile factories--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Automobiles--Parts--California--Los Angeles Automobile industry workers--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Interiors--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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