Lorain Assembly plant

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Lorain Assembly plant

December 01, 2013, 10:40:47 PM

If your car was built in the Lorain plant you might find this interesting, albeit a bit sad.

Check out the first panoramic picture. Takes it awhile to load but it's neat.

http://forums.tccoa.com/showthread.php?t=142971

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Reply #1 – December 02, 2013, 10:16:53 AM

My 79 cougar was built there.

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Reply #2 – December 02, 2013, 10:44:40 AM

I just found this thread and really enjoyed seeing the pics that you took of the plant.

I can only imagine the eery feeling you must have had as you went from area to area in its present state but knowing the flourish of activity this industrial site once experienced.
Thanks a bunch!
Ron
PS you have a great looking Bird

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Reply #3 – December 02, 2013, 11:17:19 AM

Neat pics

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Reply #4 – December 02, 2013, 11:43:15 AM

Unfortunately it isn't my car :hick: and I didn't get to visit the site. Just happened across the thread while searching on Lorain information.

But thanks for the complements. :D

Sorry for not making that clear in my original post.

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Reply #5 – December 02, 2013, 04:11:44 PM

At least parts of Lorain are still there. Wixom is gone as far as I know.

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Reply #6 – December 03, 2013, 10:30:20 PM

My old 70 Torino ragtop and my 83 Bird were both built there almost 13 years apart to the day.

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Reply #7 – December 03, 2013, 11:44:37 PM

I've autox'd my tbird in the parking lots around that complex. Unfortunately it was with a corvette club lol.

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Reply #8 – December 04, 2013, 05:03:05 AM

"From Earth, we spring forth. To Earth, we fall back into." And so shall it be for everything, real and imagined, good, bad, and poor or rich. These are the fates which are inescapable, but fear not, it's merely one small step of a glorious journey.

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Reply #9 – December 04, 2013, 04:08:06 PM

You know if we could get mine and rodsterh's Thunderbird out there we could have matching bookends for the Aerobird prodouction run. It would be a kind of cool photo.

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Reply #10 – December 09, 2013, 06:11:21 PM

Quote from: MY83T;425216

My old 70 Torino ragtop and my 83 Bird were both built there almost 13 years apart to the day.

David,

Not to change the thread, just saying hello, I recently joined and also have an '83 Heritage, 5.0, silver like in your graphic. I'm in north jersey; good to know there are others nearby as I never see them on the road anymore. Mine was original owner, 54,000 miles.

Mark

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Reply #11 – December 10, 2013, 03:45:38 AM

Quote from: kuchak;425420

David,

Not to change the thread, just saying hello, I recently joined and also have an '83 Heritage, 5.0, silver like in your graphic. I'm in north jersey; good to know there are others nearby as I never see them on the road anymore. Mine was original owner, 54,000 miles.

Mark

Hi Mark, welcome the forum! Good to see another 83 Silver Heritage on the board. I am Long Island based, and my 83 is in my driveway with a tarp on it since Hurricane Sandy did its business. Plans are to get her running again and finish restoring her proper as soon as time and funds allow. Any pics of your silver beauty? We loooove pics around here.......

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Reply #12 – December 10, 2013, 02:04:24 PM

Quote from: MY83T;425437

Hi Mark, welcome the forum! Good to see another 83 Silver Heritage on the board. I am Long Island based, and my 83 is in my driveway with a tarp on it since Hurricane Sandy did its business. Plans are to get her running again and finish restoring her proper as soon as time and funds allow. Any pics of your silver beauty? We loooove pics around here.......

Here it is:

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Reply #13 – December 10, 2013, 03:05:58 PM

Quote from: kuchak;425442

Here it is:

Twins!! Your rocking TRX's like me! No vent windows? What interior color/leather/velour? Gorgeous car btw.....

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Reply #14 – December 11, 2013, 06:13:23 PM

Quote from: MY83T;425445

Twins!! Your rocking TRX's like me! No vent windows? What interior color/leather/velour? Gorgeous car btw.....

No, no vent windows. I didn't know any came with vent windows. Interior is dark blue velour. By TRX's, do you mean the wheels?

I'm having a lot of fun driving it but it's off the road until the streets dry out from this recent snow. I had an '88 Turbo Coupe and know these are not the most rust proof cars on the planet.