In 1961, General Motors sought to differentiate itself from the competition by offering fashionable convertible tops in a variety of patterns, including polka dots, houndstooth and even floral print. … [Read more...] about GM Once Experimented with Fashion Tops
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How Women Helped Shape Auto Interiors
The automotive interior industry is dominated by men, but women have long played an integral role in its growth and development. In fact, they've been influential as industrial sewing machine operators, auto upholsterers, business owners, textile innovators and even cabin designers. Fastlane, an automotive blog run by General Motors, recently published an interesting … [Read more...] about How Women Helped Shape Auto Interiors
An Old School Spin on Bucket Seats
Between 1973-1977 General Motors put a spin on traditional automotive seating when it outfitted several of its models — including the Monte Carlo, Chevelle, Cutlass and Laguna — with swivel bucket seats, which utilized a unique track system that allowed front buck seats to not only slide forwards and back, but also turn towards the outside of a vehicle to assist passengers with … [Read more...] about An Old School Spin on Bucket Seats
Time Warp: GM Windsor Trim Plant 2
Our previous post titled "Time Warp: General Motors Windsor Trim Plant" proved so popular with The Hog Ring community that we decided to look for even older photographs from within the plant. We weren't disappointed. … [Read more...] about Time Warp: GM Windsor Trim Plant 2
Time Warp: GM Windsor Trim Plant
These two videos shot from within General Motors' automotive trim plant in Windsor, Canada offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to work as an auto upholsterer for the automaker in the mid-1990's. … [Read more...] about Time Warp: GM Windsor Trim Plant
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