4 Cadillacs (Urban Legend)
"As far as losing cars is concerned, GM employes do not shoulder this burden all by them selves. Other companies are more than willing to do it for GM. A GM security guy was involved in a many years late delivery of a freight car containing 4 1948 Cadillacs. "
My late friend was a security guard at an SPO warehouse in Detroit. An ancient freight car was dropped off at the siding with the explanation that it had "hot-boxed" and stored at the back of the freight yard until someone read its tags and had it delivered to the remaining GM location in Detroit serviced by Grand Trunk RR.
The GM people opened it and pulled out 4 1948 Caddy's hung in racks.
You can imagine the instant ownership hassle. Eventually, it was established that GM had been paid for the lost cars and Grand Trunk owned them. 4 GT executives got the cars as part of their compensation.
Another legend or just how a complicated sales and shipping system works
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