GM converting old factory into archive

Aug. 19, 2015

General Motors is investing several million dollars to convert the old Durant-Dort Factory One in Flint, MI - which used to build "motorized carriages" back in the day - into an archive and research center that will also house the OEM's automotive collection currently located at nearby Kettering University. All photos courtesy of GM.

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