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Originally Posted by Ed Fitzgerald
Both rotors were shipped to GM plants in the US and he said the bleeder screw was left untapped or threaded and was finished in the states. He said because of this it was considered an unfinished raw part and because the last set of hands that touched it was American it could be sold as American made. How true this was /is I cannot attest to the validity but it would sure make some sense 30 yrs later. Ed
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This is true. You are allowed to bring in certain parts and have them touched up or finished by American hands, and thus label it "Made in the USA." Some places have taken to saying "Made in USA with foreign source parts" to distinguish, but many don't.
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Originally Posted by My442
I will pay Americans to rebuild/refurbish GM parts, or I will buy USA made at 2x or 3x the price.
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No flames here. That's nice that you say that, but 99 out of 100 Americans will not do this. Listen to how often people on these forums complain about the price of restoration parts and how often "great ideas" to reproduce certain items that the market REALLY wants don't get off the ground because no one wants to pony up $350-500 for the part. We pay lip service to wanting American made parts, but when the chips are down most people won't pay the money for them even if they were available - even from China in some cases.