Where was the engine's stamped?

[Jimmy J.]

Was the Flint engines assembled and stamped at the same place?

[Philip C.]

Re: Where was the engine's stamped?

Hi Jimmy for the most part almost all were, Three plants cast parts two of them machined and assembled them Flint and tonawanda. I have seen blocks cast at one plant and machined and assmbled at another, very very rare tho. Phil 8063

[Mike M.]

Re: Where was the engine's stamped?

what year? early c-1's were assemblied and stamped at flint. late c-1's and subsequent vettes(SBC) were assemblied and machine assembly data stamped at flint, while the vin derivative got hammered at st. louis. mike

[Jimmy J.]

C1 1959 *NM*

[Joe L.]

Re: Where was the engine's stamped?

Jimmy------

The engine production codes (the series of characters that begin with "F", "V", "K" or "T") were always stamped at the engine assembly plant. For Corvette small blocks, this was always Flint, MI ("F" or "V"). For big blocks, this was always Tonawanda, NY ("T"). Some small blocks were manufactured at the St. Catherines Engine Plant ("K") in Canada but none of these were used in Corvettes (at least, not until after 1997).

The VIN derivative (the other series of characters stamped on the pad for 1960+), was always stamped on the pad at the vehicle assembly plant. For Corvettes, this was St. Louis through the 1981 model year.

No identifying STAMPINGS were ever emplaced on Corvette engines at the foundries. Virtually all Flint machined and assembled small blocks were cast at Saginaw, MI. Most big block castings were produced at the Tonawanda foundry which was adjacent to the engine plant. Many small blocks for non-Corvette applications were also cast and machined/assembled at Tonawanda. However, some Tonawanda machined and assembled castings, both small block and big block, were cast at St. Catherines and, after 1984, all big blockswere cast at Defiance, OH. Most of the castings produced at the St. Catherines foundry were also machined and assembled at the nearby St. Catherines engine plant and used, mostly, for Canadian-built GM cars. The Tonawanda foundry was closed after 1984. The St. Catherines foundry closed about 10 or 12 years ago. The St. Catherines engine plant is still alive and well, though. It's where many Gen III and Gen IV small blocks, including those used in Corvettes, are machined and assembled.

[Jimmy J.]

Thanks to all of you for your response. *NM*