February 11, 2014
Alisa Priddle

In a highly anticipated executive shuffle at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant, young Eli Williams became plant manager on Monday — for a day.

Eli is a 9-year-old from Athens, Ala., who loves cars and the Mustang in particular. 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.

Source
The Detroit Free Press