On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:51:35 -0700, Bill Yanaire wrote:
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> 1974 saw the Camaro finally bow to federal bumper guidelines. This
> required a major facelift on the Camaro. Rather than place an I-beam ram
> on the front of the car, Chevy was able to tactfully craft a bumper
> which met the requirments and still looked relatively stylish - to some
> people. In addition to this, a new, now fiberglass front end nose was
> required. In the back, a matching aluminum bumper was used, along with
> wrap around teardrop style tail lights. This change required a redesign
> of the rear quarter panel and trunk as well.
> You might notice a lot of the changes being implemented are due to
> federal regulations, some of which were met with severe disgust by the
> car buying population. One of these was the ignition interlock system
> requiring your seatbelt to be fastened before the car would start.
> Others were the increasingly restrictive emissions requirments which
> caused engine power to be strangled. In an effort to pass fuel milage
> requirements, gear ratios were raised which killed the acceleration
> potential of the car which was getting heavier & slower each year.
>
> This is in addition to safety requirments/high Insurance rates, the cost
> of gas in an uncertain economy... These are some of the reasons why some
> people believe the "real" camaro ended in 1973 (or 1971 depending on how
> you look at things), and for many people this era Camaro is often
> over-looked or forgotten.
>
> The SS was gone, the pretty RS model had been cancelled at the end of
> 1973, and rather than continue to neuter the legendary Z28, chevrolet
> gracefully dropped it at the end of 1974. But as General Douglas
> McArther said - "I shall return". In the meantime, the 1974 Camaro saw
> the following additional changes....[/color]

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