Automotive Pioneers

Automotive Pioneers. Honoring Flint's Industrial Heritage. They were there at the beginning, applying their skills and ideas to Flint's early automotive industry in times of breathtaking change and risk. Because of people like William "Billy” Durant, David Buick, and Louis Chevrolet, Flint became a world leader in the design and manufacturing of automobiles., Flint celebrates its unique automotive history in the annual "Back to the Bricks” vintage car show and rolling cruise along downtown's brick pavement. The "Back to the Bricks” organizing body spearheaded the Automotive Pioneer project, commissioning local artist Joe Rundell to create statues of Flint's memorable figures. The figures of William “Billy” Durant, David Buick and Louis Chevrolet are honored here in downtown Flint. Other Auto Pioneer statues can be found at Bishop International Airport and other locations around Genesee County., These contributors helped make the GM Automotive Pioneer Statue Plaza possible: Central Concrete Products, Inc., Country Oaks Landscape Supply, Inc., DeBuck's Sod Farm, Inc., Eastern Asphalt, Evans Equipment Co, Inc., Fabris Pearce Tile and Terrazzo, Flint Downtown Development Authority, Gazall, Lewis and Associates, Architects, Inc., Genesee Cut Stone, The Greener Side Lawn and Landscaping, H20 Landscaping LLC, L.A. Construction Corporation, Matrix Expedited Service, McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, Mr. Oz Stonecarving, Inc., Trim Pine Farm, Walker Electric, Inc.Wojo's Garden Splendors, Young's Environmental Cleanup, Inc.