NIGHTLORD40K
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The Buick-developed 3800-series engines remained in use until the late 2000s, although they were used by other GM brands as well.Has there been a "Buick" only engine since 1981?
Don't forget the silly Ford 351 Windor/Cleveland enigma. Same displacement, used in some of the same models and years but totally different designs with no parts commonality.Kind of cost inefficient that every GM division used their own proprietary engines, where Ford and Chrysler used “corporate” engines across the line.
But I did like the individuality of the GM plan, where you knew some divisions had better engines than others and their engineers could hot rod them.
OP, good luck with your ammo!
I've worked for two major automakers and at both we'd get parts all the time where the box is marked with one country of origin and whats inside is marked something different. It's funny because the window sticker on new cars has to show the % of domestic and foreign parts content, as well as the origin of the primary foriegn source. I've often wondered which label they use to determine this....Oddly it also says made in the USA
No one holds them to account, so they get away with it.
Same with ammo makers, apparently.
I'm skeptical that any x39 or x54R cases have been formed in the USA since the Wall fell. With so much European production getting sucked up by Ukraine, (and the loss of Russian imports), that may actually change soon- but I doubt we will like the prices.