The former General Motors Plant in Tarrytown New York assembled over 12 million General Motors products until 1996. In 1896, the plant was originally owned and operated by the Stanley Steam Car Company, until it was eventually acquired by Chevrolet in 1914-1915. In 1918, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors, who continued to operate the […]
The Bendix Plant in Elmira, NY was an engineering company that began with an agreement between founder Vincent Bendix and Eclipse Machine Company in 1914 to produce Bendix’s automotive starter. Bendix Corporation acquired control of Eclipse Machine Company in 1928, and in 1929 the company changed its focus to aviation products and changed its name […]
The Abex Corporation first appeared in 1928 serving primarily as a metals foundry. Over the course of the Corporation’s life, it opened a manufacturing facility located at 3928 Bates Road, Medina, New York, as a manufacturer of brakes and wheels. As time passed, the Abex Corporation continued to manufacture brakes until it was purchased by […]