A former Ford employee
who got left behind on the Way Forward is suing the automaker, saying that age discrimination led to his termination.
51 year-old William Armstrong, formerly an engineer at Ford’s Dearborn headquarters, had worked at the company since
1978. As a noise, vibration and harshness specialist, he credits himself among the individuals responsible for the new
Mustang’s unique exhaust note — you know, “the throaty V-8 growl that
William Clay Ford Jr. claims he likes,” according to Armstrong.
Armstrong and his lawyer hope the
suit will gain class-action status — the third class-action Armstrong’s lawyer is responsible for
bringing against Ford for age discrimination. Meanwhile, Ford maintains that its lay-offs were conducted within the law
and were the result of some very difficult decisions.