Wednesday, December 30, 2009

My Father the Car - Studebaker - Canada

The Internet makes for some winding roads. I found this commentary/synopsis of the new book, My Father the Car, by way of TreeHugger.com > Canoe.com > Autonet.ca. Endemic to Canadian audiences, this quick article provides for an interesting, alternate entry into Stu Chapman's book.

"With a workforce of 1,200, the Hamilton plant produced cars that were sourced almost entirely in Canada, including locally produced Stelco steel and Firestone tires. Since South bend was no longer manufacturing engines, they were obtained from General Motors’ plant in nearby St. Catharines."

Read the full article on AutoNet.Ca.

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