EXHIBIT 99.1

                       INTERSTATE FORGING INDUSTRIES, INC.
          PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                        TO BE HELD ON _____________, 1996
 THIS PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTIONS IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     The undersigned hereby appoints Franklyn Esenberg and James Mitchell, and
each of them, as proxies with full power of substitution, and hereby authorizes
them to represent and to vote all shares of stock which the undersigned is
entitled to vote, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if
personally present, at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of Interstate Forging
Industries, Inc. ("Interstate") to be held in the 25th Floor Conference Center
at the Offices of Quarles & Brady, 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, on _________, _______________, 1996, at ___ __.m., local time, or at
any adjournments or postponements thereof (the "Special Meeting"), as follows,
hereby revoking any proxy/voting instructions previously given:

   1.     To approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 16, 1996,
          among Interstate, Citation Corporation ("Citation") and Citation
          Forging Corporation ("Sub"), pursuant to which, among other things: 
          (a) Sub would be merged with and into Interstate (the "Merger"), with
          Interstate surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
          Citation, the separate of existence of Sub ceasing; and (b) each
          outstanding share of Interstate Common Stock (other than shares for
          which dissenters' rights are perfected), and each share of Interstate
          Common Stock underlying an outstanding Interstate stock option, will
          be converted into the right to receive, without interest thereon: 
          (i) a cash amount payable at the effective time of the Merger from
          total aggregate closing consideration of $45,409,000, plus $9,952.66
          per day from April 1, 1996 to and including the closing date of the
          Merger, less Interstate Merger expenses, and (ii) certain additional
          contingent cash payments should Interstate's average annual net
          earnings before interest and income and franchise taxes during the
          three year period ending December 31, 1998 exceed $9,500,000.
               / / FOR            / / AGAINST          / / ABSTAIN
   2.     In their discretion, on such other matters as may properly be brought
          before the Special Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
          thereof;

all as described and set forth in the Notice and Proxy Statement-Prospectus
relating to the Special Meeting, receipt of which are hereby acknowledged.  

           THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSAL 1.

                  (CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)





                          (CONTINUED FROM REVERSE SIDE)


THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER SPECIFIED HEREIN
BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER.  IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE
VOTED "FOR" PROPOSAL 1.  If you hold shares of Interstate Common Stock in the
Savings and Retirement Plan, this proxy constitutes voting instructions for any
shares so held by the undersigned,


                                        Dated:____________________________, 1996


                                        ________________________________________
                                        (Please sign exactly as name appears at
                                        left.)



                                        ________________________________________
                                        (If stock is owned by more than one
                                        person, all owners should sign.  Persons
                                        signing as executors, administrators,
                                        trustees or in similar capacities should
                                        so indicate.  If a corporation, please
                                        sign in full corporate name by President
                                        or other authorized officer.  If a
                                        partnership, please sign in partnership
                                        name by authorized person.)

             PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS PROXY
                          USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.