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  2. GM Family 1 engine - Wikipedia

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    The GM Family I is a straight-four piston engine that was developed by Opel, a former subsidiary of General Motors and now a subsidiary of PSA Group, to replace the Vauxhall OHV, Opel OHV and the smaller capacity Opel CIH engines for use on small to mid-range cars from Opel / Vauxhall. The engine first appeared in the Opel Kadett D in 1979, and ...

  3. General Motors - Wikipedia

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    Website. gm .com. General Motors ( GM) [2] is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [3] The company is most known for owning and manufacturing four automobile brands, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Buick.

  4. History of General Motors - Wikipedia

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    The Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, is the world headquarters of General Motors.. The history of General Motors (GM), one of the world's largest car and truck manufacturers, dates back more than a century and involves a vast scope of industrial activity around the world, mostly focused on motorized transportation and the engineering and manufacturing that make it possible.

  5. List of GM engines - Wikipedia

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    1928–1950 Oldsmobile F-Series (also used in Buick Marquette) 1928–1954 Pontiac GMR (also modified for GMC trucks) 1930–1966 Opel inline-6 (as used in the Opel Kapitän) 1936–1962 Chevrolet Blue Flame inline-6 (also used in some GMC trucks) 1939–1962 GMC inline-6. 1948–1962 Holden Grey. 1962–2001 Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift.

  6. GM Family II engine - Wikipedia

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    The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981. Available in a wide range of cubic capacities ranging from 1598 to 2405 cc, it simultaneously replaced the Opel CIH and Vauxhall Slant-4 engines, and was GM Europe's core mid-sized powerplant design for much of the 1980s, and provided the basis for the later Ecotec series of ...

  7. Chevrolet small-block engine (first- and second-generation)

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    This engine family was updated in 1968 for the use of 2.45 in (62.2 mm) medium-sized journals. The first engine in this family was the small journal 327 in 1962 and the last being 2000s medium journal 350 in pickup trucks and commercial vehicles. The medium journal 350 was further developed into the Generation II LT1/4 350 in the early 1990s.

  8. GM Ecotec engine - Wikipedia

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    The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.4 and 2.5 litres.Confusingly, the Ecotec name was also applied to both the Buick V6 Engine when used in Holden Vehicles, as well as the final DOHC derivatives of the previous GM Family II engine; the architecture was substantially re-engineered for this new Ecotec ...

  9. Chevrolet small-block engine - Wikipedia

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    Chevrolet small-block engine. The Chevrolet small-block engine refers to one of the several gasoline-powered vehicle engines manufactured by General Motors. These include: The first or second generation of non-LS Chevrolet small-block engines. The third, fourth, or fifth generation of LS-based GM engines. The Chevrolet Gemini small-block engine.