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Fisher Body was an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan.. In 1984, General Motors dissolved its Fisher Body Division — as part of its extensive North American restructuring.
The Fisher P-75 Eagle is an American fighter aircraft designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. Development started in September 1942 in response to United States Army Air Forces requirement for a fighter possessing an extremely high rate of climb, using the most powerful liquid-cooled engine then available, the Allison V-3420 .
To streamline production, the General Motors Assembly Division was created that incorporated both divisions. From 1965 to 1972, GMAD was given responsibility for former Chevrolet / Fisher Body assembly plants. [1] [2] Plants operated under Chevrolet Assembly management prior to General Motors Assembly Division management (most established pre ...
Fleetwood - Detroit Body Assembly (Fisher Body No. 18) Detroit, Michigan: United States: Bodies for Cadillac & LaSalle: 1917: 1987: Originally built to build aircraft for World War I. Taken over by Fisher Body in 1919. Also known as Fisher Body Plant #18. Located at 261 West End Ave. Detroit Forge: Detroit, Michigan: United States: Forged metal ...
Albert Fisher (January 2, 1864 – March 15, 1942) was a pioneer in the burgeoning auto industry in Detroit. He was the uncle of the seven Fisher brothers, founders of Fisher Body. Albert Fisher built some of the first bodies for many automobiles and trucks. He built the first touring car body for Henry Ford. [1]
St. Louis Truck Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory that built GMC and Chevrolet trucks, GM "B" body passenger cars, and the 1954–1981 Corvette models in St. Louis. Opened in the 1920s as a Fisher body plant and Chevrolet chassis plant, it expanded facilities to manufacture trucks on a separate line.
Fisher Body Plant 23, Piquette and Beaubien. The Fisher Body Plant 23 is located on the northeast corner of Piquette and Beaubien and includes a single-story building (#23B) and a six-story building (#23). The six-story structure was designed by Albert Kahn, Architects and Engineers and constructed by H. G. Christman Co. [14] [15] [16] [4]
The Leeds plant was one of the earliest sit-down strike locations, following the initial sit-down strike at the assembly plant in Atlanta.On December 16, 1936, Fisher Body workers began an eight-day strike that only ended because of the inability to bring food into the plant for workers.