<VV> Need to update GM factory info on Wikipedia

John Bailey jbailey at daytonwa.net
Fri Jul 15 21:43:16 EDT 2011


Dave:

If Canadian Corvairs were only built at Oshawa, Ontario from 1960 to 1966,
where was Kent Sullivan's '69 Canadian Corvair built?

John B.


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> Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:41:59 EDT
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> Subject: Re: <VV> Need to update GM factory info on Wikipedia
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> Thanks, Dave. I will defer to someone more knowledgeable than I about
> amending Wikipedia.
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> ~Bill Stanley
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> In a message dated 7/15/2011 1:12:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> chevrobilia at yahoo.com writes:
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> Thanks guys...the info is easy and I'd be glad to add it  but I've never
> added anything to Wikipedia. Maybe you could put the info  in?
>
> Here are the basics:
>
> Corvair Production (Model years)
>
> All locations are cars only, except as noted
>
> Willow Run 1960-69
> Kansas City 1960-61
> Oakland, CA 1960-63
> Van Nuys, CA 1963, 1965 & 1966
> St Louis, MO 1961-65 (FCs)
> Flint, MI 1961-64 (FCs)
> Oshawa, Ontario 1960-66
> Mexico City 1961-63 (CKD)
> Caracas, Venezuela 1960-62 (CKD)
> Bienne, Switzerland 1960-67 (CKD)
> Antwerp, Belgium 1960-67 (CKD)
> Copenhagen, Denmark 1960-61
> Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1960-62 (All  1960 CKD models)
>
> Note that WR, KC, Oakland, & VN were Chevrolet assembly  plants with
> adjacent Fisher Body plants.
>
> St Louis & Flint were Chevrolet truck plants, although Chevy had  full-size
> car plants in both cities and in St Louis the plants were  adjacent.
>
> Oshawa was operated solely by GM of Canada Ltd.
>
> The CKD plants were operated by GM Overseas Operations (GMOO).
>
> My new email is _chevrobilia at yahoo.com_ (mailto:chevrobilia at yahoo.com)
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> Thanks,
> Dave
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