where corvettes ever built in canada?
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The seller is mistaken. The 53s were assembled at Flint, Michigan.
54-81 were assembled at St. Louis, Missouri.
81 to the present, Corvettes have been assembled at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
With the exception of possibly 1953, Corvettes have been exported to Canada.
54-81 were assembled at St. Louis, Missouri.
81 to the present, Corvettes have been assembled at Bowling Green, Kentucky.
With the exception of possibly 1953, Corvettes have been exported to Canada.
Last edited by Easy Mike; Jan 17, 2018 at 02:37 PM.
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Hi,
The Flint Engine plant assembly process was quite an operation.
There were 2 lines running simultaneously.
They produced about 5000 engines per day.
Some days engines were assembled in as many as 100 configurations.
The painting of each engine was accomplished in about 13 seconds.
The engines headed to St.Louis for Corvettes were shipped in rail cars. But, because the rail car held more than the number of engines required at St.Louis each day, the rail car was held in Flint until it was 'full'... typically about 2 days.
The number of parts the machining part of the Flint plant processed each day make the engine assembly numbers look like a drop in the bucket. It ran 3 shifts and required 2 thirds of the plant's space.
Regards,
Alan
From John Hinkley (John Z).
http://www.camaros.org/pdf/flint_engine.pdf
The Flint Engine plant assembly process was quite an operation.
There were 2 lines running simultaneously.
They produced about 5000 engines per day.
Some days engines were assembled in as many as 100 configurations.
The painting of each engine was accomplished in about 13 seconds.
The engines headed to St.Louis for Corvettes were shipped in rail cars. But, because the rail car held more than the number of engines required at St.Louis each day, the rail car was held in Flint until it was 'full'... typically about 2 days.
The number of parts the machining part of the Flint plant processed each day make the engine assembly numbers look like a drop in the bucket. It ran 3 shifts and required 2 thirds of the plant's space.
Regards,
Alan
From John Hinkley (John Z).
http://www.camaros.org/pdf/flint_engine.pdf