 Jeep Parkway Plant Sees Final Days |
The Toledo Blade has a nice article about the last days of Jeep production at the historic Parkway plant in Toledo:
For more than 80 years, two smokestacks bearing “Overland” spelled out in brick have towered over Toledo’s Jeep Parkway plant, a remnant of the auto company that started the massive complex in 1910.
But like Willys-Overland Motor Co., what remains of the nation’s longest-operating auto plant will become defunct this week and eventually torn down, wrenching the hearts of workers and retirees such as Lucy Bonilla, Barbara Wawrzyniak, and Marv Machinski. Retirees such as Bob Thompson, however, look to the future.
About a third of Jeep Parkway was demolished in 2002, and a time line for the rest — including the circa-1920 smokestacks, visible from I-75, which generations of local residents identify with — has not been determined, a company spokesman told The Blade last week.
It's a pretty thorough article, including a timeline history of the facility. The last Wrangler is scheduled to be completed 11am Friday.
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| Last_LJ | Posted: 2006/6/28 11:08 Updated: 2006/6/28 11:08 |
Just popping in   Joined: 2006/6/28 From: West Coast USA Posts: 4 |
 Re: Jeep Parkway Plant Sees Final DaysOK... Can somebody help me out here understanding this... I'll quote from the original article:
"For the past few years, Wranglers continued to be built and painted at Parkway by about 250 workers and then shipped to the Stickney factory for final assembly." How far apart are Parkway and Stickney from one another? Doesn't Jeep make over 100,000 Wranglers a year? This implies that they move all those partially completed Jeeps from one plant to another. Is this common in the auto industry? Sounds inefficient... Thanks, Joe |
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| hoghead00 | Posted: 2006/6/27 21:00 Updated: 2006/6/27 21:00 |
Not too shy to talk  Joined: 2004/5/10 From: Posts: 39 |
Re: Jeep Parkway Plant Sees Final Days Think they will sell bricks from the old factory? That would be cool! OR should I look for them on Ebay?
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| jeepxk | Posted: 2006/6/27 12:21 Updated: 2006/6/27 12:21 |
Just can't stay away  Joined: 2005/7/13 From: Peoria Posts: 148 |
Re: Jeep Parkway Plant Sees Final Days Does anyone know what the last TJ model is?
What it going to happen with it. I seems the last model of other Jeeps have ended up in Chyrsler's vehicle archive. |
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