Fisher Body is Born
In 1904 and 1905, two Fisher brothers came to Detroit, Michigan to work in the first “horseless carriage” body shops. In 1908 they decided to go into business for themselves as the Fisher Body Company. In the early years of the company, the Fisher brothers had to develop new body designs because the “horseless carriage” […]
Advent of the Automobile Body
By 1913, the Fisher Body Company had the capacity to produce 100,000 cars per year. Customers included: Ford, Krit, Chalmers, Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Studebaker. Part of the reason for their success was the development of interchangeable wooden body parts that did not have to be hand-fitted. This required the design of new precision woodworking tools. […]
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