Noel Johnson discusses his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

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Description:

Noel Johnson recalls his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1958 to 1975. Johnson describes his youth and early jobs and the variety of positions he held at REO and says with pride that Diamond-REO trucks were virtually handmade. He also talks about REO's merger with White Motors, Francis Cappaert’s purchase of the company and the final, painful bankruptcy. He says that he was retained by the company to finish the last military truck orders and was there when the gates were closed for good. The interviewer is Shirley Bradley. Recorded as part of the commemoration of REO Motor Car Company’s 100th Anniversary.

Date Issued:

2004-10-13T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, and Lansing

Subject Topic:

Career in automobile industry and trade, Childhood and youth, Finance, Automobile industry workers, Reo trucks, Design and construction, Consolidation and merger of corporations, Bankruptcy, and Plant shutdowns

Subject Name:

Johnson, Noel D., Johnson, Noel D., Johnson, Noel D., Cappaert, Francis, Reo Motor Car Company, Diamond REO Trucks, Inc, Reo Motor Car Company, White Motor Company, and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, Interviews, and Interviews

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m50v89h8w