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A (tribute) replica Fossmobile was built in time for the 125th anniversary, by a team in Burlington, Ontario, spearheaded by Foss's grandson Ronald M. Foss. It was shown in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and again at the Cobble Beach Concours l'Elegance in Kemble, Ontario, before being donated by the family to the Canadian Automotive Museum in Oshawa ...
Durant co-founded a truck-making subsidiary, Mason Truck, and also acquired numerous ancillary companies to support Durant Motors.In 1927, the Durant line was shut down to retool for a brand-new, modernized car for 1928, re-emerging in 1928 with Durant, Locomobile, and Rugby lines in place, and dropping the Mason Truck and Flint automobile lines and the top-selling Star car in April 1928.
By 1982, GM's premiere division had reduced itself to pawning off tarted-up Chevrolet Cavaliers, hoping no one would notice – at least until after the buyer's check cleared." [ 25 ] Forbes placed the Cimarron on its list of "Legendary Car Flops," citing low sales, poor performance and the fact the car "didn't work, coming from a luxury brand."
Abernethy was replaced by Roy D. Chapin Jr., the son of Hudson co-founder Roy D. Chapin. [117] William V. Luneberg replaced Evans as president. American Motors' public explanation for the removals was that the two had "stepped aside according to a plan to give a younger team an opportunity to move the company forward". [118]
Among the cars built at Norwood were the Chevrolet Bel Air, Biscayne, Impala, Nova, Caprice, Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, and the Buick Apollo. The plant grew to cover an area of approximately 50 acres (200,000 m 2 ) and had 3,000,000 square feet (279,000 m 2 ) of space under roof.
Roy Reuther exposes a Pinkerton during a union meeting. Reuther eventually was hired at the Chevrolet Gear and Axle plant in Detroit, and became a member of the fledgling UAW. Because of his familiarity with the workers in Flint, in October 1936 he was appointed assistant director of the UAW’s organizing drive in Flint.