In a message dated 10/10/00 12:55:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
pythias@pacifier.com writes:
<< no... no CAFE standards or pollution standards before
1968... the first year that you even had PCV valves in
cars, side marker lights, ... it was all phased in after
that... 1967... last year for wood steering wheels.. not
collapsible steering columms... shoulder harnesses...
etc etc etc.. >>
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Emission controls started in 1968.
CAFE is Corporate Average Fuel Economy, and that was enacted in 1975. BTW,
the current CAFE standard is 27.5 MPG.
I haven't checked on safety standards yet. :-)
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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