Re: [MV] CUCV II's

From: Glenn (dogstar918@mediaone.net)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2000 - 19:37:04 PST


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Hi
The GM 6.2 family of diesel engines were in fact a product of the DDA division of GM. Their 4 cycle designs included the 6.2, 6.5 and 8.2 liter diesels. The connection for advertising purposes ended due to GM selling Detroit Diesel to Penske, but retaining the 6.2 v8 diesel separate from the deal with Penske.
Regards
Glenn

jonathon wrote:

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> >... GM has been building Detroit Diesels "since time began", so they
> >already had a foothold in that market. (Ya know, you'd think they would
> >have had better sense when they introduced those sorry converted 350 gas
> >engines-this poisoned the diesel market and it still has not fully recovered
> >from that escapade and put diesel engines years behind ESP when the market
> >was ready for them then)
>
> As I understand the 6.2 was not a product of DDA, but GM tried to make it
> appear as such. I have sales brochures (aimed at the military market) from
> the early hmmv days for the 6.2 and it is clearly implied as being a DDA
> product. I think they thought they could ride along on DDA's coat tails but
> I don't think it worked. They seem to have dropped that marketing plan some
> time after that.
>
> If anyone would like to see the brochure, I could scan it (assuming I can
> find it again)
>
> je
>
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