Willow Run plant about to see the wrecking ball...?

[L78 steve]

Thankfully I went to the truck line in the 80's. I had a 4x4 84 Blazer with a 305. It was a turd but held up good except for the 700 transmission 110% failure rate.

[JohnZ]

I had a Phoenix ($450!) and a Citation.  Great cars, IMO. And living in the north, FWD was a big benefit as was the room in a 4-door hatch. 
I always wanted one of the X11 or Phoenix SX versions - they were fast in their day.

I had a two-tone red/cream Citation and my wife had a metallic brown/black vinyl top Buick Skylark - both were 2.8 V-6's, never had any issues with either one; great winter cars.

[69Z28-RS]

My sister and her husband had a Citation X11 (red).. nice car (for the times).. When they needed a larger car, I considered buying it as a 'potential collector car' to keep, but I already had too many cars to *keep*.. .   I haven't seen one of those cars (or any Citations) in many years... they disappeared lots faster than first gen Camaros...

[z28z11]

Thankfully I went to the truck line in the 80's. I had a 4x4 84 Blazer with a 305. It was a turd but held up good except for the 700 transmission 110% failure rate.

I think those were 200R4's at that point. My buddy had an '84 that launched the trans (by putting it in reverse) - it was a 200. Lotta problems with input shafts and front pumps -

Regards,
Steve

[z28z11]

My sister and her husband had a Citation X11 (red).. nice car (for the times).. When they needed a larger car, I considered buying it as a 'potential collector car' to keep, but I already had too many cars to *keep*.. .   I haven't seen one of those cars (or any Citations) in many years... they disappeared lots faster than first gen Camaros...

I drove an '80 Citation for two years as a company vehicle - traded it in on an '83 Caprice when they came out. I always liked the Citation - black w/ grey interior. great service over two years of high mileage driving.

Regards -

[70L34]

I started my GM career at Willow Run in Transmission Engineering. It was a storied plant for sure, but not a great facility to work. It was pretty run down by the time I started working there in the mid-2000s. Just drove by the old facility on my way home from the airport. It's pretty much gone....