I had not yet met my wife when she represented the State of New Jersey as a Deputy Attorney General at the age of 29. With so few women lawyers then, she was blond, cute, 5'-1" and 105 lb. She was the lawyer for the State of New Jersey in a joint action against General Motors with most of the other states.
The action was against General Motors for painting the normally red Chevy engines, Oldsmobile blue and installing them in various Oldsmobile models without telling the new Oldsmobile owners about the switch.
Chevy had additional capacity to manufacture more engines than they needed and Oldsmobile's motor manufacturing was maxed out and needed more engines.
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At least they could not use Chevy motors in the GMC motorhome.
General Motors settled this case with most of the states by paying each person who bought an Olds, whether it had an Olds or Chevy motor $200 and extending the warranty by 3 years and 36,000 miles for the drivetrain.
Other cases continued in the courts, which are referred to in the article which continued another 3-4 years after this settlement.
I don't know if any of you knew about this. Since it was all going on at the same time that our coaches were being built, I thought that you might be interested since we spend so much time talking about our engines.
The action was against General Motors for painting the normally red Chevy engines, Oldsmobile blue and installing them in various Oldsmobile models without telling the new Oldsmobile owners about the switch.
Chevy had additional capacity to manufacture more engines than they needed and Oldsmobile's motor manufacturing was maxed out and needed more engines.
Automotive History: The 1977 Oldsmobile Chevrolet Engine Scandal - There's No Rocket In My 88's Pocket - Curbside Classic
In March of 1977, headlines and TV newscasts across the US breathlessly broke the news that GM had been selling some Oldsmobile models with Chevrolet engines. While this may hardly […]
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At least they could not use Chevy motors in the GMC motorhome.
General Motors settled this case with most of the states by paying each person who bought an Olds, whether it had an Olds or Chevy motor $200 and extending the warranty by 3 years and 36,000 miles for the drivetrain.
Other cases continued in the courts, which are referred to in the article which continued another 3-4 years after this settlement.
I don't know if any of you knew about this. Since it was all going on at the same time that our coaches were being built, I thought that you might be interested since we spend so much time talking about our engines.
