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Article: Toledo, Ohio-Based Owens Corning Helped Mold First Corvette Models in 1953.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- July 29, 2003
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By Homer Brickey, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 29--Half a century ago, the Chevrolet division of General Motors was so eager to get its Corvette sports car into production, it opted for a plastic body -- more economical than steel for a small number of cars.
Several companies in Toledo helped get this landmark automobile up and running: including Owens Corning, William Weaver's pattern shop, and Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. and its Plaskon division.
Now, at the age of 50 and with 1.3 million Corvettes off the assembly line, the American-made sports car is still an industry icon.
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