Lyons trim plant

[polara71]

I thought I would share this tidbit of information. Since I am not doing much and I feel like sharing. Every original boot I have seen in a 1970 Convertible has "Lyons Trim Plant " stamped on it.




When I had done a Google search way back it yielded this nice little article, very sad actually. Another stitch in the fabric of American life, gone.

https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=34wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6994,3497382&hl=en

 

[Fratzog]

The spare cover I have has the same marking. Also noteworthy is the quality of the vinyl is far better than the new Legendary replacement on Nessie now.

 

[TNTrooper428]

Great research, Dave. It was a shame when this happened, but it is even more of a shame that Unions continue to run competent businesses to other countries even today.

 

[Wonderwagon]

That's funny because Mamopar gave the reason for closure as cost cutting, to me that says we're not making enough money. At the end of the article it was the UAW and government bringing the plant back from 100 jobs to the employment level at closure. WHO brought about the 8 hour work day? Who brought about health and safety in the work place and gave everyone the opportunity to make overtime pay.NOT WALLMART or any other employer, it was unionized workers. Yes there are bad things that unions did but the above mentioned improved every ones life. It affords me the ability to restore a car and the purchase of a UINION built Challenger.

 

[Wonderwagon]

Done with my rant

 

[polara71]

I'm a competent dependable non union worker, I have a Challenger too

 

[Big_John]

No one seems to remember what happened to Chrysler in 1979. Chrysler was failing pretty rapidly and headed to bankruptcy. Iacocca was laying people off left and right starting in 1978. In 1979 he had to beg the government for loan guarantees to stay afloat and then go on to build mini vans and K cars.

1979 was not a good year for anybody at Chrysler.

 

[65Newport]

My friend used to work for Chrysler and now collects his retirement from Fiat.

 

[73Coupe]

That's funny I was just looking up Lyons Trim yesterday before seeing this topic. Sad! I read another article about how there's annual reunions / get-togethers of former plant workers in the town.

Here's pics of my quarter trim panels when I had 'em out...

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

In my convertible it has a Tag in the back seat that says "AJAX, AUGUST '68", I now live about 2 minutes from what was the Ajax interior plant.

 

[polara71]

I don't know anything about it. ...have to look that up

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

I don't know anything about it. ...have to look that up

If need be I can take a spin over when I get the '73 on the road and take some pictures of the plant.