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It represented the zenith of Corvette performance to date when it debuted in the 1990 model year. It was symbolic of Corvette’s return to respectability after the emasculating effects of new emissions standards, the use of catalytic converters and new, weight-adding bumper regulations in the mid 1970s – all of which had served to kill off the plethora of high performance engine combinations that populated the Corvette option sheet several years earlier.
The Corvette ZR-1, however, not only brought back the glory days of Corvette performance, but wrote a new chapter of its own…. More > View Archive >
I was there...
I was a millwright at Central Foundry Division, Saginaw Malleable Iron Plant, in Saginaw, Michigan. In 1972, the first RMIP (Rotary Mechanical Iron Pourer) was installed on a new molding line. This iron pouring system was designed by Senior Engineer Ken Pol and Control Systems Analyst Bill Willis specifically for this molding line. I was one of the skilled trades members to be trained on the operation and maintenance of this equipment....
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1956-May-16
General Motors dedicated its brand-new GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan on 1956-May-16. President Dwight D. Eisenhower broadcasted his dedication remarks from the White House via closed circuit television. The Center was the product of GM president Alfred Sloan and GM stylist Harley Earl. The architecturally and aesthetically distinctive research "compound" was designed by Eliel Saarinen, and his son Eero. More >
1918-May-2
General Motors acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware in a deal engineered by William Durant. After leaving GM in 1910, Durant and Swiss race car driver, Louis Chevrolet had started Chevrolet, a successful competitor in the car market. In May 1918, Durant bought up the assets of the Chevrolet and integrated the brand into the General Motors Corporation. More >
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