Where were the 73-91's built?

[Stewart G Griffin]

i know Flint was one of the big places, but apparently there were other places;  i have, on the inner door frame, a blue circle sticker with a maple leaf in it, so apparently my 83 was built in Canada.

My asking was due to:
1) curiosity
2) It will lead up to my next question regarding GM factories and the 73-87/91 series.

[83C10OHIO]

I found this website and it shows a list of factories and how to tell by your VIN.

http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/7980VIN.html

[bake315]

Mine was built in Baltimore.

[ssgoodman]

my 1990 jimmy has a sticker for flint on the door, it says "Built Flint Tough" or something to that extent, its seemed like a direct rip off from ford though.

Sutton

[Captkaos]

Didn't have to look any further than this website to find that information.   http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/VIN.htm

This isn't EVERY place because I haven't added all of them, but the main ones are
Lakewood     
St. Louis
Oshawa
Baltimore
Pontiac
London, Ontario
Flint
Terrytown
Shreveport
Janesville
Fremont    

[1978Bonanza]

Mine was built in baltimore. It hasn't gone very far in 30 years lol.

[frogman68]

When mine is done it will be my backyard that it was built

[85MudMonster]

Mine was built in Janesville, WI and now resides in Shreveport, LA

[Fordeatinz71]

yep, my '83 was built in Canada too...and now resides in Hooks, Texas

[78 Chevyrado]

My 62, 77, and 78 were all built in Lakewood, which is actually part of doraville ga, about 5 miles from my old house.  Everything I can find about the Lakewood plant says it was shut down years ago, however they changed the sign from Doraville assembly to Metal Fabrication and the plant parking lot is still packed with employee cars all the time.

[zieg85]

Mine was built in St. Louis.  My uncle ordered it a little before he retired.  He worked at the plant and actually had a part in building it.  Pretty cool I thought.

[Bowtie Bomber]

Mines from good 'ol Flint.

Then again the DMV changed my vin number to the donor cabs vin so I'll look that up too.

[Stewart G Griffin]

1) Why so many locations?

2) Was Flint the "main" factory for 73-91's?

3) My real reason for bringing the topic up is if you are familiar with Michael Moore's films, in "Roger and me," (the documentary about GM), it  actually shows the flint factory closing down and the last 87 pickup produced by this factory being assembled and finished.  So, i was wondering, could this be the last one?  But since the were other locations, i guess not?   If i remember correctly, the truck was red.

a)i'm perplexed by the documentation found in sutton's jimmy---a 90 model;  In the film, it clearly shows the factory being demolished in 1987.

[Captkaos]

1) To meet Demand
2) No, Flint was the assembly line for the Blazer and Suburban trucks.  Pontiac was the assembly plant for the pickups.  The stopped making 73-87 pickups in 1987, but it wasn't at the Flint plant.
3) I wouldn't belive anything Michael Moore portrays in his films.  The Flint Truck Assembly plant is still being used today for medium and commercial pickup assembly...  (TopKicks and Buses)  Go to http://maps.google.com and type Van Slyke Road Flint MI  You can see the whole plant via satellite.  Now Flint Plant #1 (previously Fisher #1) did close in 1987, they built Buicks, not trucks.

a) see above on Michael Moore...

[hatzie]

I found this website and it shows a list of factories and how to tell by your VIN.

http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/7980VIN.html

My VIN tells me my 76 K20 was built in Fremont, CA.