Word: dearborn
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Dearborn Heights, Mich...
Shift in the Mix. Some auto-industry observers believe that Chrysler will drop both the Challenger and Barracuda next year. Though the Mustang and Camaro will probably be around a little longer, the end of the sports compact is in sight. Last week Ford temporarily closed down its Dearborn assembly plant, which turns out Mustangs and Cougars. The reason: to add faster-selling cars to the plant's product mix as the sports compacts decline...
...done enough to stem the deterioration of the city where they base their fortunes. Henry's brother, William Clay Ford, plans to move his Detroit Lions football team to Pontiac, Mich., for example, and Ford Motor Co. is building a $750 million commercial and residential complex in nearby Dearborn. Both projects threaten to attract more businesses and people from downtown Detroit-a trend that Henry Ford II obviously hopes to diminish...
...Added William O. Bourke, president of Ford Asia-Pacific and South Africa: "We've kept the stylists away so we could keep the price down." Development began last year in Australia, where Ford inspected and drove a test model two weeks ago. Another version is being developed at Dearborn, Mich. Built as a passenger auto, taxi or van, the car will be versatile enough to double as a power source to run pumps or saws, and might even have a body made of wood in countries where timber is plentiful...
...first contact with success came when he was a caddy for Henry Ford at the Dearborn Country Club. His first contact with publicity came when, attempting to set up his own telephone system, he accidentally blacked out the whole neighborhood...