07-11-08, 09:17 PM
(Questo messaggio è stato modificato l'ultima volta il: 07-11-08, 09:18 PM da mbar.)
La mia Lincoln ? a San Paolo dal meccanico perch? si ? rotto il cambio. Ne ho approfittato e l'ho sottoposta a molti altri lavori, quasi un restauro. ? da un po' che ? via e mi manca (settimana prossima vado a vedere come vanno le cose). Mi accontento allora di leggere sulla vettura tutto quello che trovo in rete. E su un sito dedicato ho trovato questo articolo, vi posto una parte perch? ritengo molto bella:
"A former supervisor at the Wixom Assembly Plant where Lincolns were made for many decades told us of a certain sadness as the last full sized Lincolns came down the line. While there was generally excitement when a new model or restyle was about to be introduced, many long time employees knew that things would never be the same again. He spoke of a vibrant Wixom in its heyday, with offices full of people, a cafeteria that served meals to thousands of employees every day, and of a feeling of pride and satisfaction of knowing that the cars built there were among the best that could be purchased, anywhere in the world.
Then, with a voice that cracked of emotion, he spoke of the days when offices, one by one, were darkened, when the cafeteria no longer served meals, and of the long dark silent hallways, once so busy and vibrant. He recalled the goodbyes as friends and co-workers left the building for the last time. He said he knew that the best vehicles that plant would ever build had already passed through at this point, and that while quality remained a top priority, the cars themselves just weren't that exciting any longer.
At its peak in 1988, the Wixom plant produced 280,659 vehicles a year. But at 12:55 p.m. on May 31, 2007, the last car came off the line. A White Chocolate Lincoln Town Car, its frame was marked with the words "LAST CAR FROM WIXOM" in white marker. The car was destined for a customer in Gaithersburg, Maryland. During its 50 years in operation, Wixom built 6.6 million vehicles.
Perhaps out there - somewhere - survives the last 1979 Continental Mark V that was created in this same facility. It's likely that little attention was paid to it, since it was just the end of a model year, and busy days were ahead in getting ready for 1980 production. But according to our source, there were a few present who understood that there was more to it than just the end of model year production. They knew that the grand cars they had built in the past would never come down the line again. He told us he went home that night and told his wife that he'd just seen the final page of a chapter in the book, and he wasn't sure that the rest of it was worth reading."
Si trattava, purtroppo, della fine di un era. Oggi stiamo forse vivendo un altro, simile periodo.
"A former supervisor at the Wixom Assembly Plant where Lincolns were made for many decades told us of a certain sadness as the last full sized Lincolns came down the line. While there was generally excitement when a new model or restyle was about to be introduced, many long time employees knew that things would never be the same again. He spoke of a vibrant Wixom in its heyday, with offices full of people, a cafeteria that served meals to thousands of employees every day, and of a feeling of pride and satisfaction of knowing that the cars built there were among the best that could be purchased, anywhere in the world.
Then, with a voice that cracked of emotion, he spoke of the days when offices, one by one, were darkened, when the cafeteria no longer served meals, and of the long dark silent hallways, once so busy and vibrant. He recalled the goodbyes as friends and co-workers left the building for the last time. He said he knew that the best vehicles that plant would ever build had already passed through at this point, and that while quality remained a top priority, the cars themselves just weren't that exciting any longer.
At its peak in 1988, the Wixom plant produced 280,659 vehicles a year. But at 12:55 p.m. on May 31, 2007, the last car came off the line. A White Chocolate Lincoln Town Car, its frame was marked with the words "LAST CAR FROM WIXOM" in white marker. The car was destined for a customer in Gaithersburg, Maryland. During its 50 years in operation, Wixom built 6.6 million vehicles.
Perhaps out there - somewhere - survives the last 1979 Continental Mark V that was created in this same facility. It's likely that little attention was paid to it, since it was just the end of a model year, and busy days were ahead in getting ready for 1980 production. But according to our source, there were a few present who understood that there was more to it than just the end of model year production. They knew that the grand cars they had built in the past would never come down the line again. He told us he went home that night and told his wife that he'd just seen the final page of a chapter in the book, and he wasn't sure that the rest of it was worth reading."
Si trattava, purtroppo, della fine di un era. Oggi stiamo forse vivendo un altro, simile periodo.
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