23-12-2019, 08:11 PM
Ruairidh is basically correct.
The following is how Seven production was carried out in the late '20s.
The engines are built on the floor above the chassis erecting shop. These are moved by means of conveyor into the shop where they are tested and assembled to the gearboxes and final assembly undertaken.
Alongside this line is the frame building track. At the end of this line both front and rear axles are fitted, the rears being first test run, then the steering assembly. The engine / gearbox assy. is the fitted, followed by the prop. shafts. Finally the foot controls and wheels and tyres before being taken to the body shop.
Engine assemblies could be stored for some time but axle manufacture went straight onto the chassis erecting line thus more accurately dating the vehicle.
The following is how Seven production was carried out in the late '20s.
The engines are built on the floor above the chassis erecting shop. These are moved by means of conveyor into the shop where they are tested and assembled to the gearboxes and final assembly undertaken.
Alongside this line is the frame building track. At the end of this line both front and rear axles are fitted, the rears being first test run, then the steering assembly. The engine / gearbox assy. is the fitted, followed by the prop. shafts. Finally the foot controls and wheels and tyres before being taken to the body shop.
Engine assemblies could be stored for some time but axle manufacture went straight onto the chassis erecting line thus more accurately dating the vehicle.