{"id":117,"date":"2025-03-26T19:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/?p=117"},"modified":"2025-03-27T21:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:06:31","slug":"cadillac-clark-street-plant-body-drop-exhibit-the-detroit-historical-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/2025\/03\/26\/cadillac-clark-street-plant-body-drop-exhibit-the-detroit-historical-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Cadillac Clark Street Plant Body Drop Exhibit @ The Detroit Historical Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/wordpressblog\/embeds\/cadillacbodydrop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300-1024x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300-1536x568.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rokemneedlearts.com\/carsindepth\/newblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/img_0300.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on image to launch viewer in another tab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the historic Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant in Detroit closed and was torn down, the &#8220;body drop&#8221; section of the plant, where bodies were mounted on chassis, was salvaged and installed as an exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum at General Motors&#8217; expense. It&#8217;s still functional and a couple of times a year, at special events, the museum runs the drop. If you scroll down below my own 3D video of the exhibit, there is a mono video of the body drop in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cadillac Body Drop Exhibit, Detroit Historical Museum - CarsInDepth.com 3D Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7eS6ntGdxwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Detroit Historical Museum - Cadillac Assembly Line Exhibit\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6EO1v22ssQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the historic Clark Street Cadillac assembly plant in Detroit closed and was torn down, the &#8220;body drop&#8221; section of the plant, where bodies were mounted on chassis, was salvaged and installed as an exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum at General Motors&#8217; expense. 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