Except that the 396 was offered only in 1968, and the latter half only. The big Chevrolet engine was a 454. All 1968-1971 Acadians were built at Willow Run, Michigan, not Oshawa, Ontario. And Chrysler's American export plant was on Wyoming Avenue in Detroit, which built Plymouths, Dodges, Chryslers, and even a few Imperials, for export. The Windsor plant did produce Valiant. Plymouth, and Dodge cars for export as well. The production of RHD vehicles at Windsor came to end with the introduction of the 1967 models, when the Australian operation became the source RHD vehicles for the Commonwealth. Chrysler Canada did continue to supply Australia with Plymouth Fury bodies, etc. for the Australian Dodge Phoenix until the Windsor plant shifted to A-body production in November 1969. The Plymouth plant on Lynch Road built only B-body cars from 1962 through 1978, then R-bodies (a rework of the B-body) through 1981, when the plant was closed. And that includes my 1978 Dodge Monaco Brougham 2-door. Too bad your uncle did not hang onto the Acadian. That was the last year they built the Nova-based Acadian as it was replaced by the Pontiac Ventura II, introduced in mid-year 1971. Bill Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: Marty Stewart To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 7:17 AM Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Hemi Commando? Now, I am not sure how the Mopar factories were set up but here's a little not urban myth story for you. My uncle worked for G.M. Canada for a number of years. The employees often took advantage of buying cars direct from the factory. Now, if you had friends in the right places there were some tricks to be pulled. G.M. had a special area that repaired major assembly line gaffs that couldn't be fixed "on line". So my uncle ordered a 1971 4 dr Acadian ( a Canadian Pontiac version of the Nova). He ordered it with a Power Glide and standard V-8 (307). But it "accidently " got a 6 installed in the assembly line so it had to go to the repair area. Most guys used this trick to get a 350, or free a/c or upgraded stereo. He decided a 455 and turbo 400 were more appropriate. In 1971 G.M. had stopped putting big blocks in the Nova, but they used mounts etc from the earlier models. As far as G.M. records show and the build records,! the car left the factory with a base V-8 and automatic, not the upgraded engine that actually went out in the car. I had a little run in the car when I was young and it was snappy, though he seemed more tickled with his free A/C. DOn't know what ever became of the car, but he said there was a small number of the big block cars made like this. I don't know how the accounted for the missing engines. Perhaps someone knows if that type of midnight shift stuff was possible at the mopar factories. Given that the Plymouth cars were the designate export factories, there was likely a lot of custom building to suit overseas needs. Tuff Shift <nitekatt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yessir, and I am probably as big a skeptic as you are about it being a "factory" job. But at least the rumors that it doesn't exist at all, are dispelled for the time being. That was my only real purpose in mentioning this. Karl >From: "Mark J. Hash" >Reply-To: "Mark J. Hash" >To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Hemi Commando? >Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 21:30:29 -0700 > >Cool car and all, but I'd have to see a copy of the build sheet from >Chrysler Corp before I'd ever believe it was installed by the factory. . . > >Mark mjh > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tuff Shift" >To: >Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 4:40 PM >Subject: [FWDLK] Hemi Commando? > > > ! > Remember the discussion about the '57 Fury/Belvedere with a 392 Hemi >being > > nothing more than an Urban Legend some time ago? > > > > Well, you'll never guess what showed up at the Mopars in the Park in > > Shakopee Minnesota this weekend. That's right, a cream colored >Belvedere > > hardtop with the 392" 2 4bbl hemi nestled comfortably in the engine > > compartment complete with official looking decals which read "hemi > > commando". > > > > The owner swears it came that way from the factory. Good show by the >way, > > over 400 cars including quite a few FWDLK fins, '56 Dodge D500 Hemi, '57 > > Fury, '58 300D, '58 & '59 Desoto, '58 Plym 2dr Wagon w Fury package, '59 > > Dodge 4dr, '61 300G, etc etc etc. > > > > But it was that "Hemi Commando" that really made my day. > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Need an answer fast? Search the 17,000+ pages of the Forward Look Mailing List archives at http://www.forwardlook.net/search.htm
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