My dad made the dies for the left front fenders of the 1964 gto and lemans. Also the roof of the chevrolet vegas. He's name was edward george Proksch. I wish I had set down and found out all the dies he built he did it for fourty five years. When ever he got around any car he inspected the fit of the whole car. It didn't take him long. He would get this gaze over his face when he was doing it like he went to another world for a minute. Lots is experience creamed into a simple gaze. He couldn't help himself. What a charature.
I have a 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix that is still running with its ORIGINAL engine and ORIGINAL interior. It was cool to see a 72 Grand Prix near the end of the video.
I wish cars were made like this in today's world, I'd buy one if I had the funds. These are heavy metal, full frame, stamped steel bumpers and Pontiac 350/400/455. I love this era of cars.
My cousin worked as a millwright in the Jeep factory in 1970. He had a beard and a Beatles haircut. I’m not sure how he avoided the draft. He must have had some sort of physical condition but he never had to go to Vietnam.
Miss my 72 Cutlass Wagon, with out the Vista Cruiser roof...350 with 4 barrel and quick shift kit, recurved distributor and all pollution control removed....
I miss those GIANT station wagons that fit 8 or 9 ppl, depending on size, ppl was not so fluffy back then. Why did we do away with them. I see so many ruined for Derby cars. I know they take a beating but those was tge ultimate family vacation cars. I've seen most of tge states out the windows of a station wagon.
The birth of and popularity of the minivan in the '80s, combined also with the SUV craze just starting then, killed the full sized wagons. Continued downsizing of full sized cars during the decade because of rising CAFE or fuel economy standards probably also contributed to their fall.
I’ve been telling folks for decades now, that of the various “mistakes” this nation has ever made, one of the biggest, was effectively ‘abandoning’ nearly all major industrial manufacturing plants to be destroyed by scrappers & weather elements, as “progress” has evolved the whole man’f’g process in general… not sayin’ industry ‘shouldn’t’ have evolved with the times for better profitability over competitive overheads ‘but’, all of the older robust assembly plants & steel mills “should’ve” been highly protected from any & all damage, “just in case” of ever needing to resort back to their usage, instead of the Insurmountable expense of resources, money, people-physical power &, time of attempting to reconstruct these types of industrial might, from scratch! A true weak point of vulnerability this nation is now in, more then ever before… imo
My dad made the dies for the left front fenders of the 1964 gto and lemans. Also the roof of the chevrolet vegas. He's name was edward george Proksch. I wish I had set down and found out all the dies he built he did it for fourty five years. When ever he got around any car he inspected the fit of the whole car. It didn't take him long. He would get this gaze over his face when he was doing it like he went to another world for a minute. Lots is experience creamed into a simple gaze. He couldn't help himself. What a charature.
I have a 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix that is still running with its ORIGINAL engine and ORIGINAL interior. It was cool to see a 72 Grand Prix near the end of the video.
My dad worked at Fisher body colwater road flint from 1955 to 1987. Rip pop and fisher body.
Loving this grooooovy music!
The voice sounds like Mr. Bud Lindemann.
I have a 62 Pontiac. I love it.
I wish cars were made like this in today's world, I'd buy one if I had the funds. These are heavy metal, full frame, stamped steel bumpers and Pontiac 350/400/455. I love this era of cars.
I think I'll start wearing a tie with a short sleeve shirt now.
love it....
has to be a clip on. . .
@@jmarco4331 As long as it looks good
@@jmarco4331 hilarious
Back when an a guy wouldn't show up to work without being clean shaved.
If not the supervisor would pull you in the office and council you on it
My cousin worked as a millwright in the Jeep factory in 1970. He had a beard and a Beatles haircut. I’m not sure how he avoided the draft. He must have had some sort of physical condition but he never had to go to Vietnam.
I miss my 72 Catalina
Miss my 72 Cutlass Wagon, with out the Vista Cruiser roof...350 with 4 barrel and quick shift kit, recurved distributor and all pollution control removed....
To me the '72 had the nicest front end design of the '71-'76 body style.
I miss those GIANT station wagons that fit 8 or 9 ppl, depending on size, ppl was not so fluffy back then. Why did we do away with them. I see so many ruined for Derby cars. I know they take a beating but those was tge ultimate family vacation cars. I've seen most of tge states out the windows of a station wagon.
The birth of and popularity of the minivan in the '80s, combined also with the SUV craze just starting then, killed the full sized wagons. Continued downsizing of full sized cars during the decade because of rising CAFE or fuel economy standards probably also contributed to their fall.
The EPA is unconstitutional and must go or we will be living like cave men soon.
@@raytycker1656 Amen to that sir. Amen.
Beautiful 😍
I’ve been telling folks for decades now, that of the various “mistakes” this nation has ever made, one of the biggest, was effectively ‘abandoning’ nearly all major industrial manufacturing plants to be destroyed by scrappers & weather elements, as “progress” has evolved the whole man’f’g process in general… not sayin’ industry ‘shouldn’t’ have evolved with the times for better profitability over competitive overheads ‘but’, all of the older robust assembly plants & steel mills “should’ve” been highly protected from any & all damage, “just in case” of ever needing to resort back to their usage, instead of the Insurmountable expense of resources, money, people-physical power &, time of attempting to reconstruct these types of industrial might, from scratch! A true weak point of vulnerability this nation is now in, more then ever before… imo
I think interiors on yesterdays product lasted longer. My '18 is already wearing out
Pontiac Forever ♾️