Keating helped get Cole and Corvette

Thomas Keating was the first person to rise through the ranks of the sales department to become Chevrolet's general manager. (GM CORP.)

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LARRY EDSALL

October 31, 2011 05:00 AM

Chevrolet General Manager Thomas Keating was ready when General Motors President Charles Wilson came to him in early 1952 with an unusual offer.

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