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https://gmauthority.com/blog/2026/04/gm-defense-could-build-military-vehicles-in-oshawa-mayor-says/ Oshawa has built pick ups for the Canadian Armed Forces in the past. 1976: Spring of 1981:

I can't see them being all that serious about ramping up inventory after eliminating the 3rd shift in Oshawa.

Googling to see if any update on St Kitts https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/national-business/gm-to-build-electric-motors-at-st-catharines-propulsion-plant-6583688#:~:text=AP-Paul Sancya-,ST.,20%2C 2023.&text=Have a story idea? I wonder if a lot of that will be out the window w/ the Brightdrop van being discontinued?

'Propulsion'... I guess after all these years it is rocket science (inside joke).

Thanks guys. Something didnt seem right to me about it. Also, about the engines that were being assembled, are they still in production & are they built in the same facility as the truck motors? To my uneducated eye, the process seemed more low production/handbuilt vs high volume. Then again I was never in the St Catherines plant during an actual shift.

How accurate is this video: To my eyes, some of the footage seems inaccurate. One shot has a motor w/ a clutch instead of a flywheel. Another has upswept headers rather than cast iron manifolds. And really Mary Barracuda pleased that it's an ICE... I'm not sure why she's on the 'teaser' shot. Finally isn't the new motor scheduled to come out in MY2027?

T1XX I dont know if GM has an internal breakdown for the code. IIRC GMT953 was what we referred to the retooling in Oshawa when we went from extended cab to crew cab production. I [b]think[/b] the extended cabs were GMT943s. Please correct me if I have these crossed up.

No I didnt.

Dressed up for the upcoming season The nephew wired interior & exterior lights in it a week ago:

In the past I've run a bead across the top of the drawbar & then filed it down so that it is snug in the receiver.

Ive had black ones in the past on my regular cabs. The chrome ones are way too gaudy for my liking.

They mention Exxon Superflo, which I think was intro'd in the late 80s.

@Chuck FB did you ever see this brochure in the past? I picked it up @ an Esso station here in Ontario quite a few years ago. I'm guessing in the 90s (no date on it) before synthetics became commonplace.

When I left Oshawa Truck in 2008, that was half a shift's production. I bought a 2024 a year ago September. 30,000 klicks later it's been back to the dealer twice for the fee oil changes. EDIT: Build date for the truck was June 2023.

Boy aren't you a ray of sunshine...