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Chevrolet in Anderson,
IN during WWII
During WWII Chevrolet Motor Division of
General Motors had a that plant produced cylinder heads for Pratt and
Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines, which was the premier aircraft engine
used by the United States in World War II . The cylinder heads were
then shipped to the Chevrolet Tonawanda, NY engine plant where they were
assembled into the 2,000 hp power plants. Today the Anderson
facility still exists at Locust and 17th Streets along with the Tonawanda
plant which is now part of GM Powertrain.
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