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[3macs1]

Hi Steve:
This was a january 13th 68 car. The one with the 67 air controls, flat centers etc.Lots of early stuff. We have another 396 california car scrapped which was also 2nd week of jan she also has the 67 air controls and flat cetres on the rally wheels??? Auto however so we don't have another inspection cover.
No orange paint on the bell housing either and the fork is natural with no indication of any paint.I don't know may be because it was one of 4 they built up here made it different. Motor is stamped totally unique as we discussed before with no letter codes but it matches exactly the gm canada docs.Don't use my feedback as the norm for these.Looks like we have a odd ball.

[Tarrytown SS427s]

Thats pretty strange, but it would make sense due to the low production. On our 65 Biscayne, the bellhousing had overspray just on the area that bolts to the engine, and it was also orange where the clutch fork comes out, and the clutch fork was orange too! Every car seems different LOL
Steve

[3macs1]

Here is strange Steve. I was at moms today so make a point to look at what was in the barn. 4 covers on a nail all black, six 621 bellhousings no paint on them. One newer truck 11" housing signs of blue plaint. One 10 1/2 housing full of orange.Only in canada I say

[Unreal]

Where exactly is your Mom's house?....And does she have any big dogs--or a gun?

[3macs1]

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Where exactly is your Mom's house?....And does she have any big dogs--or a gun?

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I'm the gun collector not mom most BBC guys seem to be. There is some up there but living in canada by the time she got the lock off the cabnit, then the lock off the trigger then the lock off the ammo bin she would have had you beat with the stock.
Not really a worry up here. Not a person within 200 miles would want a 621 housing unfortunately.
Did find three more yesterday when looking for a console for a guy and two did have orange overspray on them but the other was natural.
I look at that original inspection cover posted and also see some black, and would suspect if it was bare we would see a bit of rust like the bottom of the oil pan etc.Not saying verne is not 100% correct just seems it may not be consistant at least in canada.

[Verne_Frantz]

That may be 3mac1, but one location built all the engines. Do you think someone said, "let's paint this differently because it's going to Canada"?

I admit, I have some eyesight problems these days, but I sure can't see any black on that Z-28's inspection cover, not when I look at how the black on the starter lasted.
The oil pan was bare steel also before it was painted orange.

Verne

[3macs1]

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That may be 3mac1, but one location built all the engines. Do you think someone said, "let's paint this differently because it's going to Canada"?

I admit, I have some eyesight problems these days, but I sure can't see any black on that Z-28's inspection cover, not when I look at how the black on the starter lasted.
The oil pan was bare steel also before it was painted orange.

Verne

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Hi Verne:
May be it is just the picture glare but I see black just up from the right bottom cover bolt.Regardless still owning both canadian and american produced cars of the same year and model YEP they did a lot different on either side of the border.
Give you one example our canadian GM documented impala ss427 has it's original engine stamped TO1113T from the plant you refer to.You won't find that in any of your books and if you were buying the car would probally say it is a CE block that I stamped but right in the GM docs same number. Why??? did that same plant stamp a canadian block differently. Because it was coming to canada.Maybe no bell housing was fitted on the export engines they produced so they got painted with out them I have no idea.. Just like she didnot have smog and she has option codes which no one can tell me what they are like Z49 refered to as special canadian package.I have had my chevelle since 76 another canadian car and her original cover is on the wall and it is black no signs of orange and her clutch fork is bare steel.
I am only telling what I see. I didnot blast any of these housings and many were put away 25 years ago. 9 housings 7 bare two with orange paint and more in the attic which i will check what are the odds. Never say never with GM especially GM canada.