I grew up in Northern Cincinnati, just 40 miles south of Dayton. I would say 60-70% or more of manufacturing was automotive and they were smug about it. diversify smircify, we dont have to worry the car industry will be here forever....... as for the machinists, the old 15 year of training guys got supplanted by CNC, most failed to grow and got passed by. I love the area, and the industry was once great, but they had a good run, longer then most, and didnt look for the next big thing.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)