End of Buick City

[Guest]

Buick Assembly plant is still there but as of this week it is laying on the ground in several big piles which will be sorted and recycled as much as possible.The steel framework may turn up in next years Buicks.

[The Old Guy]

The next time you see Norb at a meet, ask to see the album he has of Buick City. he has faihtfully recorded the demolition from the start to finish. It is really a sad end to a fine heritage.

[BUICK RACER]

There's a few pictures Norb sent me at: <A HREF="http://www.buickclub.org/BuickCity/buick_city_demolition_march_2002.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.buickclub.org/BuickCity/buick_city_demolition_march_2002.htm</A> <BR>Also! RV

[86 2dr.ltd]

I've been following some of the posts on this but know very little. So, I'm asking - what era's and models of Buicks were made in this plant. What year was production stopped and what cars were the last to be made here. Also was it a inefficient or outdated facility?

[BUICK RACER]

Several articles here about the history of Buick City, etc. Hope that helps. RV <A HREF="http://www.auto.com/industry/qintro30.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.auto.com/industry/qintro30.htm</A>

[Guest]

The Buick City Assembly Center closed July 1, 1999. The last vehicles produced were the LeSabre and the Pontiac Bonneville. At the time of the plant closing, we were the #1 assembly plant in North America and tied for #1 in the world. Yes, the plant was old, but we sure knew how to build quality automobiles! I pass by the site a few times per week and it's a damn shame to see the place I worked for 27 years slowly being dismantled. Part of the reason the plant is gone is the political climate in Flint and Local 599. Maybe Buicks will be built there again, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[86 2dr.ltd]

Thanks RV!<P> I'm not sure what to think of the way the worlds heading Mike H. I know I dont fit in with the current ways of thinking. But then my lifes not materialized into much so maybe I'm wrong. Wont change tho!