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Assembly plant question
My gto was sold new at Lou meliska pontiac in Parma Ohio but was assembled in Canada. Did all gto's sold in Ohio get built in Canada?
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Rest of the phs
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No.
The Pontiac distributed orders to differing plants to keep the load balance equal. (so one plant wouldn't get overloaded with work)
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Would be nice if that Canada specific door label was reproduced. Thanks for sharing!
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Michael 1970 Oshawa built 1 option Judge. 24 year restoration/upgrade project finally finished! 1979 Trans Am - low-buck drag car project for when I retire |
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Boardog do you also have the Canada report for your car? (like PHS but sometimes has more data)
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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Here is the link to the website for obtaining Canadian documentation
https://www.vintagevehicleservices.com/ |
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i have requested the form to fill out in order to get the Canadian documentation.
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Built in Oshawa. My gto was also....made in Canada for the US market. Mine was sent to maine and is also a 455 ho 4 speed car....a short description in my sig.
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72 lemans,455 e-head, UD 255/263 solid flat,3.73 gears,,,10" 4400 converter,, 6.68 at 101.8 mph,,1.44 60 ft.2007 (cam 271/278 roller)9"CC.4.11gear 6.41 at 106.32 mph 1.42 60 ft.(2009) SOLD,SOLD 1970 GTO 455 4 speed #matching,, 3.31 posi.Stock manifolds. # 64 heads.A factory mint tuquoise ,69' judge stripe car. 8.64 @ 87.3 mph on slippery street tires.Bad 2.25 60ft.Owned since 86' |
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My Chevelle was built in Oshawa for US consumption (point of sale = Flint, Michigan).
Dad ordered the car for my mom to drive. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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Final assembly location was allocated roughly by geometry, but then tempered based on work load balance - or - if you had some unique option content that only one of the plants was building. For example, if you ordered dual rear wheels then your order would have to be deflected to Janesville. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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I bet most of the GTOs in Ohio came from the home plant. K
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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The interior dome light with spotlights is an option I rarely see on 70-72 GTO invoices.
Upgraded axle ratio on the 70 455HO cars is also not seen often. Really cool car you have in TripleBlack. Not implying that those had anything to do with the Canada build. The Oshawa cars have unique cowl tags and coding too. Your cowl tag should show codes D55 for console bracket , M21 for trans hole in floor , and likely a code for the vinyl top trim , and possibly another code for the dome/reading light bracket. Anything that required a modification to a general basic body shell got coded. Can you post a picture of your cowl tag ? If its not too much trouble |
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I did get a reproduction door tag from a member here,,,don't know if he's around anymore. I did some research about Canada cars built for the US and was told those particular cars did say made in Canada like the OP door pic. He did offer a Canada version so that's the one I chose.
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72 lemans,455 e-head, UD 255/263 solid flat,3.73 gears,,,10" 4400 converter,, 6.68 at 101.8 mph,,1.44 60 ft.2007 (cam 271/278 roller)9"CC.4.11gear 6.41 at 106.32 mph 1.42 60 ft.(2009) SOLD,SOLD 1970 GTO 455 4 speed #matching,, 3.31 posi.Stock manifolds. # 64 heads.A factory mint tuquoise ,69' judge stripe car. 8.64 @ 87.3 mph on slippery street tires.Bad 2.25 60ft.Owned since 86' |
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Trim tag
Here is the trim tag
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Thanks boardog .
C08 is for the provisions of the vinyl top moldings. Been a while since I have taken out one of those reading dome lamps from a car. Sort of thinking now they had an adapter plate that screwed into the normal mount of a regular dome light. My 70 GTO 455 RA has that option. Used to find them in later 70's TA's mostly. |
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My 71 T-37 was built in Fremont. Ordered through a dealer in Kodiak, AK, sent to Portland, OR then shipped to Renton, WA and delivered to a parking lot at tha Sea-Tac airport where I picked it up, put the plates on it and drove it about 100 miles to my parents house.
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try inline tube....... INL15411
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You are awesome, thanks for the info!!
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Michael 1970 Oshawa built 1 option Judge. 24 year restoration/upgrade project finally finished! 1979 Trans Am - low-buck drag car project for when I retire |
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Reading lamp equipped dome light became a Pontiac option for the 70 model year but had surfaced earlier on other divisions. No need for an adaptor plate, the two screws that hold it to the roof have identical locations.
Btw, 70 and 73 were the only years that had Canadian production of the GTO and it was only for two door hardtops (not convertibles) and if I'm not mistaken no RA IV's. I've noticed a few distinctive things on Oshawa built GTO's like the lack of sealer on the lower door seams and a red goop used to hold the trunk mat.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 Bonnie Cvt & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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North ,do you know how many 1973 GTO's were built in Oshawa?
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Rich Johns Owner/Operator of Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc. www.purestockauto.com 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV M21 4 speed 3:90 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III M21 4 speed 3:90 Oshawa Built 1970 GSX Stage 1 M21 4 Speed 3.64 # 67 of 678 Original Paint 1970 GSX Stage 1 Auto 3.64 # 603 of 678 12.44@109.73 mph 2011 Buick GS Nats Pure Stock, 12.71@110.64 mph PSMCDR 2011 1970 GS Stage 1 Convertible Auto 3:64 12.71@109.15 mph PSMCDR 2009 1970 GS 455 M21 4 Speed 3.42 1987 GN Astro Roof |
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