Indianapolis Foundry was a

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located at 1100 S. Tibbs Avenue in

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. The factory opened in 1890 as the "American Foundry Company" and was purchased in 1946 by

and operated as a subsidiary. It became part of Chrysler property in 1946 and expanded in 1964, 1978, 1988, and went through a major remodel from 1996 through 2000. The plant covered on Indianapolis' west side.Indianapolis foundry to close Sept. 30, eliminating 881 jobs
on WTHR.com, 2005 (archived, 15 Jan 2015)

Brief timeline

* 1890s: American Foundry opens in Indianapolis. * 1910-1920: The foundry makes

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s and heads for Apperson, Chalmers, Marmon, Maxwell, Stutz autos, Caterpillar tractors, Stutz fire trucks. * 1925: Maxwell reorganizes as

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, turns to American Foundry as an engine block supplier. * 1946: Chrysler buys American Foundry. * 1950: New plant opens at 1100 S. Tibbs Ave. * 1964: Expansion makes Tibbs foundry Central Indiana's largest. * 1996: Foundry launches $225 million upgrade. * 2003: DaimlerChrysler says Indianapolis foundry will close within four years. * 2005: Foundry closes on September 30, idling final 900 employees. Foundry/ Brazil S.A. The 3.3/3.8L blocks were outsourced to Bruhl Foundry/ Germany. Current products: * Cast iron blocks ** 3.3/3.8 L V6 ** 3.7 L V6 ** 4.7 L V8

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