Little Piece of Detroit History - ACME Manufacturing

[Keith Seymore]

It's pretty typical for folks around here to make a going away or retirement gift, especially when they "make things" for a living.

My dad worked at Chevrolet Pressed Metal (aka "Chevy in the Hole") as a die maker for 26 years (32 years total with GM). He said at one point they did a run of 1/4 scale oil pans to check the draw and material flow of a new design.

For quite a while after that anybody that retired or left the group got a chromed 1/4 scale oil pan mounted to a wooden plaque as a parting gift.

The gifts that come from "the guys" are always the ones that mean the most.

Originally Posted by 72heavychevy

Crazy to think this employee, Bill Szur, could have actually helped build a trim piece that went onto my car!

I think ACME made the machines that polished the parts, rather than supplying the polished parts themselves.

K