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Fevral 11, 2009
Ford Chicago Assembly
atomicalex
The Ford peeps bussed me out to the Chicago Assembly plant where they will build the new Taurus and the new SHO (complete with track package!) The plant covers over 2.8 million square feet and has at any given time about 1400 vehicles in process. That takes over 7.5 miles of conveyor belt, according to the plant manager Anthony Hoskins. We toured the final assembly side of things, where the unit body is mated to the interior and drivetrain, the wheels are put on, and final QC is done. Final assembly is a 5 hour process, if you started a car and moved it non-stop down the line, you’d spent a total of about 12 hours building it. About 35 SHO enthusiasts were along for the tour, holy cow you guys and gals are serious about your Tauri! More pics after the jump.
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O'brien
Feb 17, 2009 at 10:30 pm
E.D.D. is paying well these days 7ur7le. That’s what I am living off of, that and bud sales.
Michelle
Feb 17, 2009 at 8:31 am
I was one of the “SHO Enthusiasts” that Ford also invited to not only the press release, but also the assembly plant. It was a blast and I am very impressed with the new SHO. I love my ‘90 SHO and ‘01 Taurus, but the ‘10 SHO is in my future.
O'brien
Feb 15, 2009 at 3:05 pm
What the hell is the road department doing helping build cars?? Another stimulus move?
Brandon
Feb 12, 2009 at 1:25 pm
are they stick?
7ur7le
Feb 11, 2009 at 4:10 pm
thats my old job
. i used do the 2nd pic from top where the black guy is.his name is rev. man i miss that paycheck.
FordRulesAll
Feb 11, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I live near this plant!