Glickenhaus Offers His New Factory for Use by Connecticut Hospital
Phase 1 would have been completed in May, but supercars seem less important now.
James Glickenhaus of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus fame offered up his Danbury, Connecticut, property to the Danbury Hospital if extra space, beds, power, etc. are needed during the coronavirus outbreak. This is not surprising considering the type of guy the independent supercar producer is; automakers across the world are all trying to do their part.
“I was looking at the (40,000-square-foot) space,” says Glickenhaus, “and figured it would be a good temporary facility.”
We're sure it won't be necessary but upon hearing that Danbury Hospital is getting full we're offering to loan our large factory building for use as a temporary hospital for as long as necessary.
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The first phase of the factory, being built at an old airport, was on track to be completed in May and to eventually produce 100 SCG 004s annually. Glickenhaus’ shop is about 10 minutes away from the hospital. In a tweet he says it could be used as long as necessary.
According to the NY Post, the NY-CT interstate hospital now has 200 nurses in a state of waiting—they were exposed to the virus and can’t return until testing is completed. That will surely compound the problems for the area.
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Glickenhaus has talked to the Danbury mayor’s office about the factory space, and of course it would need equipment and other things, which would take time, but “if nothing else,” Glickenhaus says, “it could be used as a testing center.” If the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, gets involved, things could move a lot quicker.
Glickenhaus hasn’t heard anything yet but will be ready to hand over the keys if he does. Hopefully he won’t have to.
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