<VV> Olds were found to have Chevy engines

[Shelrockbored at aol.com]

I remember an article in Consumer Reports about this sometime in the late  
70's.  Subsequently there were many newspaper articles about it even in the  
New York Times.  It was quite a scandal.  In addition to being the  demise 
of the Chevy "moly orange" as I recall it was also the demise of the  
Oldsmobile "Rocket" engine.
 
Essentially when one purchased a Pontiac, Buick, or Oldsmobile in the late  
70's one got a Chevrolet.  I wonder why the first and last no longer  
exist?  Just food for thought.
 
 
In a message dated 9/4/2012 6:35:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
corvairbob at bresnan.net writes:

I worked  at a dealer at that time. Customers were PISSED and I heard it 
alot. The  engines were the same 350 CID but had different  bore and stroke 
 
ratios. Most folks never knew the difference and the service department  
kept 
quiet unless asked.


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Subject: Re: <VV> Olds were found  to have Chevy engines


> Once again, California leads the way!  Actually, the tighter emission
> requirements caused GM to limit the  number of "engine families" to go 
> through
> California  certification. We never got the 229" Chevy V6, We got Buick 
> 231"  V6
> motors in Camaros. Basically, you always had to check which 350"  motor 
was
> in  the car, before you ordered parts. At one time, GM  had a 350 cu in
> motor from  Chevy, Olds, Buick and Pontiac, all  in production at one 
time. 
> And
> some  Cadillacs used Olds  motors.
>
> In my humble opinion, the greatest loss in the move to  the "Corporate
> Motor" concept at GM, was the loss of Moly Orange as  the paint color for 
> Chevy
> V8 block and heads.
>
>  But that's just me! I'm a Chevy guy. Cut me, I bleed moly orange!  -  
Seth
> Emerson
>
>
> In a message dated 9/4/2012  7:40:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> thesuperscribe at yahoo.com  writes:
>
> Years  ago my wife and I had a '79 Buick Riveria  that had an Olds 350 
V-8.
> I wouldn't  have known it but a  mechanic at an independent repair shop
> mentioned it while  we had  it for for service. He said the difference in 
> the
> engines was  in the  heads.
>
> Except that Oldsmobile, Buick, etc., were  upscale  automobiles and cost
> more, I doubt that any customers  who got other divisions'  engines in 
> their
> cars were  really harmed. Then again, maybe resale values of  the more 
>  costly
> cars suffered when they were found to have Chevy engines.   Anyone have 
> info on
> that?
>
> --Tom in   Ohio
>
>
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