I don't mean to go too far afield, but two more random thoughts and I'll quit:
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Originally Posted by 70 copo
Good photo of Pete Estes in a replica from the commitment fleet.
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Mr Estes was a very popular leader, even at the time and even among young people.
When I was at GMI I was in the room of a young lady and she had a photo on her bookshelf.
"Wow" I said. "Your dad looks a lot like Pete Estes".
"That IS Pete" she said.
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Originally Posted by 70 copo
Finally Herb Leitz who was extensively interviewed prior to his passing.
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At one point both my Dad and I worked directly for Herb Leitz. Dad was in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and I was in the Engineering Assembly Liaison group.
Mr Leitz had created a new position to place assembly plant personnel in the engineering environment in order to provide up front manufacturing input into the design process. I was only the second person ever to occupy that position.
When I transitioned from Chevrolet Flint Assembly to Chevrolet (truck) Engineering I kept the same title, same phone and same desk at Engineering. The only change was that my paychecks started coming from engineering rather than the assembly plant.
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