<VV> Fiction or...

[Jim Houston]

I think the connection of Briggs and Stratton to GM is in the door and 
ignition locks. 

/"In 1924, Briggs & Stratton reincorporated in the state of Delaware. 
That year, with profits soaring, the company discovered another 
profitable market: the automotive lock business. A new die cast 
automobile lock cylinder outsold competing brass models, and within five 
years Briggs & Stratton had become the largest producer of automotive 
locks with more than 75 percent of the total market. Briggs & Stratton's 
new BASCO auto body hardware, including door handles, inside knobs and 
levers, compartment locks, door locks, hinges, and keys also became 
standard features on many of the leading models of motor cars."

"By 1965, sales volume had risen to a record $105.1 million. Briggs & 
Stratton's profitability stemmed from a conservative approach in 
sticking with its two principal lines of manufacturing, the production 
of small air-cooled gasoline engines and the *_production of automobile 
parts._*"/

I seem to remember that GM keys had "Briggs and Stratton" on them, but 
maybe not....

Jim Houston
'65 Corsa

jvhroberts at aol.com wrote:
>  Interesting, I remember someone telling me, (right or wrong) that Briggs and Stratton was GM's partner in developing the Corvair engine. 
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>   Few people know it, but the GM Corvair engine was developed for GM 
>   by a company called Eastern Aviation. GM was after a Light Helicopter 
>   contract from the government, and had Eastern Aviation develop this 
>   engine as a power plant for this Helicopter. 
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>   The Engine was actually developed as an Aviation Engine. That is a 
>   Direct drive and Air Cooled. GM never got that contract and in an 
>   attempt to compete with the European sport/touring car 
>   manufacturers, General Motors decided to use the engine 
>   and launched a small sport car to be powered by an 
>   air cooled engine similar to the popular VW Beetle. 
>   The all new car was called the "Corvair"...
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>   I couldn't find anything on "Eastern Aviation" other than a reference 
>   to "Eastern Aircraft":
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>   http://www.shanaberger.com/gm.htm
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