" From: Wayne E LaMothe <superglider@xxxxxxxx> " " I believe the engineer did not want to relocate to South America " when Kaiser moved engine operations out of the US so he went to work for " AMC. that would be industries kaisers argentinas, aka ika, makers of the '63 classic / '64 american hybrid 'torino' powered by the kaiser ohc-230 'tornado' engine. their general line was composed of ramblers on the big end and renaults on the small end. renault now owns them. " The original CEO of " AMC (Meyers?) had died and packard pulled out of the deal along with " Stude. They lasted until about 63(?) before they lost out. iirc '63 was the end for their own engines. they used chevies for the last 2-3 years before shutdown. some execs bought out the avanti line; they were made in their original s. bend plant well into the '80s, when they went through a bunch o' takeovers and relocations. kaiser bought the truck side of the carcass; it's currently known as am general. it carried mil contracts; i wonder if it could've been a govt-mediated sweetheart deal? studebaker the industrial giant survived, in name at least, as studebaker-worthington, and made among other things locomotive diesels. i believe ge now owns that part. ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought