Visiting Detroit - Lynch Road (Charger) build plant, CSF building

[FastbackJon]

Going to Detroit in the beginning of December. Going to drive past the Lynch Road build plant which built all the '66 Chargers, along with GTXs, Roadrunners, Super Bees, etc. And I'll actually get to go inside the CSF building on Huber street, right up the road, which was Chrysler's foundry in the '60's for engine blocks, axles, and other automotive components. Cool stuff!

http://www.dwsd.org/facilities/central.html

Lynch Road Build plant:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&view=text&q=42.40096,-83.036642&sll=42.40096,-83.036642&sspn=0.014498,0.034332&ie=UTF8&ll=42.400921,-83.03161&spn=0.007249,0.013089&t=h&z=17

CSF Building (former Chrysler foundry)
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&view=text&q=42.398877,-83.031042&sll=42.398877,-83.031042&sspn=0.003625,0.006545&ie=UTF8&ll=42.401047,-83.031739&spn=0.007249,0.013089&t=h&z=17&g=42.398877,-83.031042&iwloc=addr

[Ghoste]

I thought all the 66 and 67 Chargers came out of Dodge Main?

[FastbackJon]

1967 Chargers came out of Dodge Main (Hamtramck) now torn down and rebuilt as a Cadillac plant. '68 Chargers came out of the same plant as well as St. Louis.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&view=text&q=42.381705,-83.044882&sll=42.381705,-83.044882&sspn=0.014503,0.026178&ie=UTF8&ll=42.381705,-83.044882&spn=0.014503,0.026178&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr

[Ghoste]

You need to drive out to the Creative Industries building too.

[tan top]

   sounds like real good trip   

[FastbackJon]

You need to drive out to the Creative Industries building too.

That would be...

17630 East 10 Mile Road, Eastpointe, MI

Might be worth a stop...

[Ghoste]

It's just a short hop up the freeway and you've already done the Chrysler Museum. 

[jonw29]

It does sound like a great trip.I went up in 96,before my son was born,by myself.My cousin took a few days off of work and I proceeded to get the 2.00 tour of the area.I went to Meadowbrook,Roush's facilities,Greenfield Village-The Henry Ford Museum,Henry's home,Edsel Ford's home and The Rouge plant.It makes my wife really mad because I tell everyone that it was the best vacation that I ever had.Have a great time and don't forget the pictures.JW

[hemi-hampton]

Right where that red A is on Map at Mt Elliot & Huber is where I used to work. That is or was MSX (now) Was Masco-Tech when I worked there, was also known as Creative Industries before Masco-tech. Many of the office doors, ect still had Creative Industries plaque/name tag on the doors. We used to build Vipers, Prowlers, Detroit Auto Show showcars & many oddball Prototype concept cars when I was there. For lawn decoration purposes was the Venom & Banshee  & many other funky cars laying around but a Camera was off limits, I snuck some shots on a Saturday anyways but didn't get much without a flash & lights off. LEON.

[R2]

Hope your packing some heat ... lol
I was born, raised in Detroit,,,,,,be careful,,,,

[Daytona R/T SE]

Take a drive down Conner avenue and see if you can get into this place:


These pics are from several years ago when I got to tour the place 

[spyder]

About 1 mile from Lynch Road.....you can thank me later .

http://www.polishvillagecafe.net/

[ericklovescharger]

lock your doors too.my dad got robbed right down the street as a securtiy worker for a scrap yeard.try yo get doen there in the day

yes it's a huge plant.

[RECHRGD]

Jon, is your work sending you there?  I Can't believe that you would actually choose to go to that hellhole.  Bob

[jonw29]

No.My relatives actually live up 75,past the Chrysler Tech Center in Oxford.It was 12 yrs ago and not quite as bad.It was really a good time.I would do it again today.

[jonw29]

I think that I may have just answered a post that was not intended for me.Sorry Jon.But something else that I did get to do was to travel down Woodward,From 16 mile down to Detroit.Sorry again Jon about the previous post.I hope you have a great time.

[Beep Beep Dave]

I posted a bunch of Lynch Road Assembly Plant photos here if you guys are interested:
http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1227135888

Dave

[tan top]

I posted a bunch of Lynch Road Assembly Plant photos here if you guys are interested:
http://a12mopar.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1227135888

Dave

good  Pictures  ....  just been checking out the web site also , lot of intresting stuff on there 
thanks for posting the link Dave 

[69_500]

If I'm not mistaken there was 2 if not 3 locations that Creative Industries worked out of. Or at least they had another facility other than the one one 10 mile road, i know they had one on 7 mile road as well.

[FastbackJon]

Re: Creative Industries, I got my info here...

http://www.superbird.com/afct.html

[hemi-hampton]

Intreresting site, The place on 10 mile used in 60's looks small. They must of upgraded to larger facility on outer drive in 70's & then upgraded to larger again in 80's. I had a Friend in 80's that worked at the outer drive plant & tried to get me a job there. If I remember right it was by Mound road & Outer Drive. There is a huge Chrysler plant there & just north of there & another just east of that one also. When I worked at Mascotech in 90's the building was 350,000 square feet, pretty big. some said it was part of the old Packard plant but not sure. It's a coincedence that I now work only 1/2 mile from the 10 mile plant & live a mile from Outer Drive plant LEON.