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GM-Saab Deal: Saab president David Herman, left, and GM of Canada president George Peapples announced that GM will distribute the Swedish cars in Canada
GM-Saab Deal: Saab president David Herman, left, and GM of Canada president George Peapples announced that GM will distribute the Swedish cars in Canada

GM-Saab Deal: Saab president David Herman, left, and GM of Canada president George Peapples announced that GM will distribute the Swedish cars in Canada

Date5/8/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128348F
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Grass roots management: General Motors Corp. president E. M. (Pete) Estes holds paint hose on production line of new GM paint plant dedicated yesterday.
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It was hard to wrestle these cars back from Star staffers Alice Hooton (left) in the BMW 325i Cabriolet and Kym Adams in the Saab 900 Turbo Convertible
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