History
The KCAP opened in 1951 for military production. The plant is on the site where former Trans World Airlines president Jack Frye owned a home. Legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh visited often and reportedly spent his honeymoon with Anne Morrow Lindbergh there.
Converted to auto assembly in 1956, it began production as Ford assembly plant in 1957. Previously, the plant assembled the Country Squire Station Wagon, Falcon, Comet, Fairlane, Meteor, Maverick, Fairmont, Zephyr, Tempo, Topaz, Contour, Mystique, as well as light trucks.
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