does anyone know any information on the tonawanda camro vin info,motor info, special things of it, etc.??????? :confused:

Dad had one he bought in the 1970's bought for 1,500 was real fast it had no decals or anything that set it apart. It was real fast and stayed in the same lane doing 90 in a 35mph corner. any help appreciated thanks.

Tonawanda is a GM engine assembly plant. Back in the 1970's era they produced most all of the big blocks. They placed a decal on the Valve covers of engines that said "Tonawanda the No.1 Team? or something close to that but there was no special car with that name.

So any big block Chevy likely came from the Tonwanda engine plant allthough they were also built at the Flint Engine plant.

http://www.gmdynamic.com/company/gmability/environment/plants/facility_db/images/tonawanda.jpg
MPT Tonawanda Engine
Plant Summary
2995 River Road
Tonawanda, NY 14207

Division: GM Powertrain
Hourly: 2,415
Salaried: 343
Year Opened: 1937
Plant Size (sq. ft.): 3,100,000
Union Local: UAW 774
2004 CY Production:

1,117,112 engines

Tonawanda was the sole source for big-block engines; Flint and Tonawanda both built small-blocks (as did McKinnon Industries in Canada, now called the St. Catherines Engine Plant). :)

http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/plant5/documents/Welcome.html

Tonawanda was the sole source for big-block engines; Flint and Tonawanda both built small-blocks (as did McKinnon Industries in Canada, now called the St. Catherines Engine Plant). :)


Are you sure, I swear have seen big block Chevelles with Flint as the source????

Are you sure, I swear have seen big block Chevelles with Flint as the source????

If you saw a big-block with an "F" or "V" prefix, it was a bad restamp; there was only one set of foundry tooling and one machining and assembly line for big-blocks, and it was at Tonawanda. Flint Engine only built small-blocks (at 5500 per day).
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