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Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, St. Thomas Assembly Plant - Crown Victoria Launched

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Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1983

Accession Number: 2008-01

Storage Location: C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157

16 images

Museum / Archive: Elgin County Archives

Part Of: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds

Creator: St. Thomas Times-Journal

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2008-01

Storage Room: Archives Storage Rm. 105

Storage Location: C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1983

Series: St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited, St. Thomas Assembly Plant file

Physical Description: 16 photographs : b&w ; 14 x 22 cm or smaller

Scope and Content: Two black and white photographs used (and fourteen additional photographs not used) in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published October 22, 1983 with captions (it is unclear when and if the other 14 photographs were published in the paper):; "Launching The Crown Victoria- Ford of Canada President Kenneth Harrigan addresses crowd of close to 1,000 St. Thomas Assembly Plant workers on hand Friday to witness the launch of the Crown Victoria. Also pictured, from left: Elgin Warden Bud Marr, Southwold Reeve Ken Monteith, London Mayor Al Gleeson, St. Thomas Mayor Doug Tarry, Kurt Beuhler, who in 1967 became the plant's first hourly employee, and Assistant Plant Manager Les Tischler. Plant Manager Dave Gorman was unable to attend the event because he was in Detroit due to illness in the family." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157a); "Buys First Car- Ford of Canada president Kenneth Harrigan presents keys to the first Crown Victoria off the line at the St. Thomas Assembly Plant to Mayor Doug Tarry. The car marks the second 'first' the mayor has purchased from the plant- in 1981 he bought an EXP which he now plans to sell." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157b); C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157c: has no caption.; "Sealers- On sealer line, Sam Dahrouj pauses from job of finger-applying layers of anti-rust sealer to those hard-to-get-at places that machines can't adequately approach." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157d- not used); "Side Assembly- Workmen manually carry side panels for Crown Victoria to body bucks were they are fastened for welding to the underbody." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157e- not used); "Troublesome Clamp- One of initial problems to be ironed out on assembly line was this underbody clamp, held by Quality Upgrader Frank Williams, which was slowing feed of underbody parts to underbody press. Pictured left is Body Shop Supervisor Dan McMahon." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157f- not used); "Taking It All In- Harold Fowler, seated, plant systems control consol operator, and Jimmy Young, a utility engineer, can monitor every moving piece of machinery in plant from central control room pictured. Both men have worked at the plant since its 1967 inception." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157g- not used); "Waiting For His Connection- Jim Hodges waits for Bob Dobbs, R.N., to connect him up to Ford's Intergerential Current Therapy Unit. This electro-therapuetic device is one of the latest developments on market and can heal a varierty of sprains and strains." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157h- not used); "Taking Five- Ford Technicians relax with their 'baby' after installing heavy Crown Victoria underbody press last summer. From left: Randy Barash, Craig Armstrong, Jim Cameron and Al Kientopp." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157i- not used); "More Nuts And Bolts- Forklift operator Dan Norton checks in box of Crown Victoria bolts with General Supervisor Ed Steer. About 1,000 varieties of nuts and bolts go into making four lines of automobiles at the St. Thomas plant." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157j- not used); "New Parts For Old Line- Parts for the 1984 versions of the Escort and Lynx began piling up in the plant in August. Two established lines needed about 1,000 new parts for the 1984 model year." (C8 Sh4 B2 F1 157k- not used); -pictures l-p had no caption and were not published in the paper.