The best info we have on production comes from the Tonawanda Plant numbers from big block engine production. Their figures are 3,167 engines made, with 68 of them being service engines. Subtracting the two will provide the 3,099 figure. As always, records of 40 year old production should be considered a close estimate, since there is no way to crosscheck it and confirm with plant production.
Jeff Dotterer
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