Robert:
Trivia question for you. I have the later 74 (aka 74.5) model.
The raised bumpers of the late 74 cars is obvious when looking at my
car, but I am unclear on a few other points;
Did the early 74 cars include the seatbelt interlock on the
starter? When did the starter interlock stop? I know that the
requirement only existed for a single model year (consumers threatened
to lynch most of congress over the law, so congress relented as I
recall). My 74.5 has the interlock on the seat belts, which is trivial
to defeat by disconnecting the occupant switches under the seats. I
found much to my chagrin that it is extremely effective at not starting
the car. One thing Lucas got right, I suppose.
Did the emissions connections remain the same throughout the 74
model year, or did they change mid year as well?
Thanks,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
Sent: August 25, 2005 2:52 PM
I have an early 74, CF14111U. It has had the rubber bumpers since new. I
am the original owner. The car was built in Oct. '73.
The rubber bumpers (aka tits) started ad CF12500.
The "74.5" changes in the US meant that the bumper height was raised to
meet federal crash requirements. These are the CF25000+ cars (more or
less).
regards,
rml
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