Johnny Cash ‘Got Really Sick of’ Building Pontiac Cars After Only 3 Weeks

[Frosty]

Johnny Cash ‘Got Really Sick of’ Building Pontiac Cars After Only 3 Weeks according to a recent article from Motor Biscuit

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/johnny-cash-got-really-sick-building-pontiac-cars-3-weeks/

EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE

It’s not uncommon to hear about celebrities owning cars, whether they are costly ones or your average cheap vehicles. However, it’s not all that often you hear about famous people working at automotive plants, but one popular singer once did. Johnny Cash built Pontiac cars for a brief period in his youth. How did his music career start, what cars did he help make, and what plant did he likely work at?

Johnny Cash in a 1950 Pontiac

Johnny Cash spent a good part of his life in music, but he did work a few odd jobs here and there during his lifetime. One notable position was his brief stint at the Fisher plant. When he was 18 years old, he left home, hitchhiked to Pontiac, Michigan, and was hired on by Fisher, making 1951 Pontiacs, according to an NPR interview. “I worked there three weeks, got really sick of it, went back home and joined the Air Force.”

While the interview doesn’t specifically say which vehicles he would’ve worked on at the building, it can be assumed, during that time frame, that it was likely either the Chieftain De Luxe line or the DeLuxe Catalina. Both were the most popular of the day, but Pontiac also had a Streamliner Coupe made there. 

The Chieftain De Luxe came in a four-door sedan, a two-door sedan, and a convertible with two doors. There was a Chieftain De Luxe sedan and coupe as well. The Catalina model came in De Luxe and Super De Luxe. Pontiac’s Catalina went on to inspire a muscle car in the 1960s.

Pontiac’s 1951 models would’ve come with either a straight-eight engine producing 116 horsepower, mostly seen with the more expensive cars, but not with Pontiac. Or you could choose an economical six one that would generate 96 hp. They also came with cushioned seats, Hydra-Matic drive, Flex suspension springs, and wide access doors, according to Motorologist.

Edited July 27, 2022 by Frosty

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(Big grin) Thats justa a really cool piece of history Frosty

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3 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

I walk the line.....to get to my workstation before the fricken whistle blows.  Hate startin in the hole.  

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[Frosty]

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20 minutes ago, Frosty said:

I feel like I'm stuck in Folsom Prison with this thread.....

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[Frosty]

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I said to my friend, Hey Porter! He's the Highwayman! He's a Man in Black but all Flesh and Blood to you and me. He knows you Don't Take Your Guns to Town.

I asked him what he was doing. He told me his favorite tale - the story of the Night Hank Williams Came to Town - All Over Again. Next thing I know, a Wanderer comes up to us, a Boy Named Sue. He's about Five Feet and Rising. He wanted to know if we knew any songs. We told him to Get Rhythm going and we all sang the Ballad of a Teenage Queen. His Daddy Sang Bass.

I Walked the Line with this one. Guess Things Happen That Way. I would Do It Over Again though.

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