Owosso book on 1950's era Woody Station Wagons by Buick, Mercury, Dodge and Packard

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Michigan's Station Wagon King - The Don R. Mitchell story by author Don Nemets. This 148 page paperback book outlines the history of the life of the highly successful Corunna, Michigan businessman, Don R. Mitchell. As the uncrowned "King" of station wagons, Don produced and provided vehicle bodies for most major American car manufacturers of the 1950's. Included in the book is information about the Mitchell Packard Panther, a prototype two door convertible of which only 4 were hand built. Mitchell also built the following bodies: PRODUCTION ESTIMATES Ionia and Owosso Plants 1938 and 1939.....15 prototype station wagon bodies built 1942.....327 wooden station wagon bodies built for Buick 1946....2500 station wagon bodies built for Pontiac 1946.....900 station wagon bodies built for Chevrolet Oct. 1 to 6, 1946....."Ionia Body" on display at General Motors building Detroit 1947.....554 station wagon bodies built for Chevrolet 1946 through 1948....18791 station wagon bodies built for Pontiac 1949 through 1953....12791 station wagon bodies built for Buick 1950......Glaspar...fiberglass....predecessor to the Chevrolet Corvette 1953....last year for wood trimmed station wagon bodies 1953....first to put gold plated trim on cars...Kaiser Golden Dragon 1953.....Bamboo vinyl tops....Kaiser Dragon 1953.....503 Nash-Healey - some body parts 1954.....Dodge Granada concept car....first all fiberglass car 1954.....Packard "Mitchell Panther"...4 concept cars built 1954......8000 bucket <b>...</b>

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dodge, buick, mercury, packard, stationwagon, wagon, automobile, bodies, car, corvette, lincoln, ionia, owosso, michigan, mitchell

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