Abilene, Texas (1964-1970)

As the new owners of F.A. Reynolds, one of CMI's first actions was to pack up and move the company from its long-time plant in Cleveland to a new manufacturing facility in Abilene, Texas (August). One report links the Abilene facility to the Caldwell Products factory established by James Caldwell and Roth-Reynolds a decade earlier. With the move to Texas, CMI began the merger of F.A. Reynolds' and F.E. Olds' operations. Production for both companies during 1964-1970 was split between the Olds' plant in Fullerton and the new Reynolds factory in Abilene (5520 North First Street, Abilene, TX 79603).