[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Whilst Walkerville/Windsor Transmission Plant did not produce any GMC 270 engines, they did produce indigenous 248 cu. in. 33.19HP GMC engines from August 1940 to June 1941: 6,573 in 1940 and 10,464 in 1941. These units were projected to be used in DND-pattern trucks by GM of Canada in the summer of 1939 but were in fact only used in certain GMC and Maple Leaf trucks. I believe that some of these were acquired by the DND. Serials ran # G-1001 and up for 1941 Model Year, after which all 248 units were imported from Pontiac, MI. In addition there was of course the Chevrolet-based 224.1 cu. in. six that was used in Canadian Pontiacs and some GMCs.