switchover to the LS6

[Musclecarkid]

Greg.....With regards to your speculation,"the factory wanted to use up as many L78's as possible." Wouldn't it be safe to say, they only received as many L78 motors as needed to complete orders at a given assembly plant? (Maybe a few extras for replacements if a problem occured on the assembly line). Since the L78 was still available in 70 Camaros and Novas, I believe the extra engines would have been shipped to the respective Camaro and Nova assembly plants as needed. My assumption is when all customer ordered 70 L78 Chevelles were completed, the option was substituted with the LS6 engine. Even though the L78 Chevelle was to be canceled on Oct 30, 1969, there are a few we all know to have been built throughout Nov and early Dec.....Kevin