<VV> '69 Corvairs @ Willow Run -- CORRECTION

[Steven J. Serenska]

I was reminded politely off-list that it's JOHN Delorean, not WILLIAM.

Sorry for my error ...

Steven "joining the addled creamed-corn crowd any time now" Serenska




> <IIRC, by the 1969 model run, Corvairs were assembled on a separate
> line at Willow Run, almost by hand.  I do not remember when the transition
> from the normal assembly line to the separate dedicated line began. >
Another interesting account of the special Corvair assembly line set up 
in 1969 can be found in William DeLorean's book "On a Clear Day You Can 
See General Motors".

DeLorean comes across simultaneously as a sh*thead and a realist in his 
account of late 60s/early 70s GM management.  While Delorean seems too 
willing to throw certain things under the bus that he believes were 
foisted on him -- good examples being the Corvair and the Vega --  it's 
interesting reading.

The background info of DeLorean pulling the final plug on the Corvair is 
an important part of the overall Corvair story.  You can get cheap used 
copies on www.abebooks.com.

Steven J. Serenska