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Show HOW MOTOR GARS ARE 1NUFMED Chandler Distributor Tells of Methods Employed by All Auto Factories. "In all probability, tho automobile represents rep-resents moru dlversllled labor than any other mechanism ever made. Tho jack-of-all-tradns, tn fact, has no place In the modem motor car plant, where only specialists, spe-cialists, each :in evpert In his special and closely dellned lino of work, arc cm-ployed. cm-ployed. There was a time, In tho dark ases Of Motorla, when the automobile way the creation of a few men. The famous '333,' for example, was built by bsfc four pairs of hands. Th?y belonged to llenry Ford, who was then a humble mechanic. Tom f'-ooper, once the Idol of the bicycle racing world; Barney Oldfteld. the oldest and most popular of automobile raco drivers, and 'Spider' Huff. "Such achievement., however, are not duplicated today. One hundred men at leaHt. Identified with fifty or more trades, em boast of having had a hand In the production of each car that leaves the automobile plant. "Few motorists realize the many different dif-ferent forms of labor tluit are represented represent-ed In the cars tliat they drive," said A. Qulgley, local distributor for the Chandler automobiles In the intermountain intermoun-tain section, "and because of this fact a trip through an automobile plant would tip n rpvebitlnn to them. "In moat machlnet shops there are four groups of workers the general machinists, machin-ists, the operators of special machines, the tool makers and die makers. Motor building Is another diversified task, providing pro-viding employment for the general gas engine mechanics, dynamometer experts, general repair men. who do the tuning and adjusting: bearing scrapers, bearing titters, rod fitters, crankcale titters, cylinder cyl-inder litters and valve grinders. "Two different, gangs aro used for first assembly, one assembling the axle and transmission and the other building up tho chassis. Carpenters and metal men are employed In the body department, tlie former being divided into door hangers, hang-ers, joiners and fitters, while the latter are classified as hammermen, pressmen, hack hangers, fender makers, tank . makers, solderers and tinsmiths. "Tn pn luting the car. several operations are necessary, including prlmmg, .sand-In, .sand-In, trl.izlng. rubbing, spraying. enamel- Ing and finishing, and each is done by a special crew of experts. Then there are the. workers In tho trim shop the cutters, sluffers, cushion makers, bark hangers, sewing machine operators, basters and luirness makers. "When we reach the final assembly, wo find several more gangs of specialists the motor and transmission setters, the tire mounters, the wheel titters, the fender and running board litters, the body setters, the hood and radiator fitters, fit-ters, the top setters, the curtain fitters, the general utility exports and the road testers. "And even now we have not enumerated all the different classes of workmen that arc responsible for the construction of the motor car, for the automobile manufacturer manufac-turer buys many units from the makers of parts, Including tires, carburetors, spark plugs, spoedomoters, windshields, vacuum feed systems, magnetos, lamps, Ignition and electric starting and lighting equipment, radiators and wire wheels. "It is really surprising that such a complex com-plex mechanism as the automobile, involving in-volving In Its construction so many different dif-ferent crafts, can be sold so cheaply and driven by almost anyone after an hour's instruction. It la eoually surprising that the motor car Is as foolproof as It Is, that It serves so efficiently even when cared for by a novice." |