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Sparking An Industry

Albert Champion arrived in America in 1899, traveling from Paris to race bicycles but later started manufacturing spark plugs in Boston. Billy Durant convinced Mr. Champion to move his operations to Flint and the company was then named AC Spark Plug Company in 1909. 


Address:
Flint River Trail on west side of river
Flint, MI