EXHIBIT 99.1
   
                       INTERSTATE FORGING INDUSTRIES, INC.
          PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                        TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 29, 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 October 29, 1996, at 10:00 a.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, as amended, 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 15, 1996 to and including the closing date of the Merger, 
          plus the amount of the SAR Difference as described in the Proxy 
          Statement-Prospectus, 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 $10,000,000.
          / / 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


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                                        (Please sign exactly as name appears at
                                        left.)



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                                        (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.