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Mr Yachnin said the story was in today's Automotive News.
You need a subscription to get to the full story, but the headline was on their webpage...
GM's top customizer calls it quits Published 03/15/2004 in Automotive News Jon Moss, the head of General Motors' custom and performance shop, is retiring after 38 years at the company
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I can understand and thats along time to be somewhere but hate to see him go
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I wonder if they would offer me his job! I could like doing that! First thing on the agenda.....Bring back the F-bods! Jim
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Thats a first for me. I had no idea he was going to retire. He did alot for Chevrolet. God Bless Him. Posts: 2841 | From: Westland, MI | Registered: Apr 2003
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I met Jon a few times and he always seemed to be a top notch person and a big car enthusiasts. Glad I was able to have him sign my Brickyard 400 at the Woodward Dream Cruise.He will be missed.Maybe he will come back to GM as a consultant. Posts: 5682 | From: Dearborn,Mi. | Registered: Feb 2002
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Jon was one those hidden assets at GM that not a lot of people were aware of except all of us hard core enthusiasts. He will be missed greatly. It's too bad GM couldn't have turned more of his creations into realities. He produced some awesome cars on his watch!
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Dave snagged the article off their website since he has a subscription...
GM's top customizer calls it quits
By K.C. Crain Automotive News / March 15, 2004
DETROIT -The head of General Motors' custom and performance shop is retiring after 38 years at the company.
Jon Moss, 62, manager of specialty vehicles, has one of the best jobs in Detroit for car nuts. He produced performance vehicles for shows and production. Vehicles that came out of his garage were tricked out, souped up, dropped or jacked.
His productions include the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with 770 hp and the Chevrolet Corvette Tiger Shark, with a supercharged 427-cubic-inch engine. A well-known production car, the 1994 Impala SS, was based on his team's 1992 Impala SS 510.
At last year's Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas, Moss' team showed high-performance "Xtreme" concept vehicles from Chevrolet, customized Pontiac concepts and various accessories.
Moss started at GM in 1966 as a layout designer in the Chevrolet engineering center. He was promoted to manager of Chevrolet's special vehicles in 1986. He was promoted to his current job in 1999.
His retirement is effective April 1.
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quote:Originally posted by MM: Hmmm... I thought that was general knowledge... I heard that a while back. Can't remember where....
Yeah, we heard this on TV several months ago, but I can't remember what show it was.
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I think for the most part he's already left, just using up vaction time.
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quote:Originally posted by TimeLord: John Colletti could take over,,,he is a real car guy!!!!!
I don't think so... he likes his rustangs too much. Its someone from the inside... If I were a betting man I would bet on Mark Reuss...
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Actually, in the past two years, Jon reported to Mr. Reuss.
The job has been filled by a couple of people. One will 'build' stuff, another will work the enthusiast events...and others will work on "pumping up" stuff.
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And for the record...I'm gonna miss the hell outta him......
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quote:Originally posted by Fbodfather: The job has been filled by a couple of people. One will 'build' stuff, another will work the enthusiast events...and others will work on "pumping up" stuff.
Anyone we know in that mix? Posts: 7198 | From: Near Portland, Oregon, USA | Registered: Feb 2000
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quote:Originally posted by Fbodfather: Actually, in the past two years, Jon reported to Mr. Reuss.
The job has been filled by a couple of people. One will 'build' stuff, another will work the enthusiast events...and others will work on "pumping up" stuff.
Hmm didn't know that... learned something today... working on that team had got to be one of the best jobs out there... IMHO.
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