Nine-year-old Eli Williams is huge Mustang fan. On Monday he not only got a chance to watch his favorite be assembled, he ran the plant for a day.
Freep: With the gift of a 50th anniversary Mustang hat signed by Bill Ford and a handshake from plant manager Tim Young, the third-grader battling brain cancer became honorary boss of the factory where Ford makes the Mustang.
The UAW paid for Eli and his family’s trip and Ford arranged for the plant tour and came up with the idea of making him plant manager for the day. Decked out in a Mustang jacket, Eli arrived to cheers from hundreds of assembly line workers who were glad to show him how they build the cars he loves.
The day at the Ford plant was the highlight of a Williams' family road trip that included stops in Cleveland and Buffalo.
