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Offline Otto Puzzell

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No Robots Here
« on: January 18, 2007, 04:54:56 AM »
Inside Line has a selection of old automotive film clips found around the web. These clips show the amount of hands-on labor it took to build a Porsche, back in the day.

Body Assembly

Paint and Final Assembly
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Re: No Robots Here
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2007, 02:46:05 PM »
Back in the 356 days, the doors were leaded in completely, then the cut lines were literally cut in, to keep the gaps as straight and even as possible. Talk about hand craftmanship.................
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Re: No Robots Here
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2007, 03:12:40 PM »
Body filler straight from the factory! :)

Actually, I suppose that's not necessarily a bad thing... if it gives you the smoothness you want despite less-than-ideal panel manufacturing tolerances. I wonder if any modern car still uses that approach.
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Re: No Robots Here
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2007, 03:13:08 PM »
wow - neat stuff
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