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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart
When Ford showed it's new 1969 Boss 302 it had the optional rear sport slats. This option was available in all states. This car BTW is the final prototype.
But when Plymouth introduced their new 'Cuda and made rear window louvers as an option, it was not available on those cars sold in Pennsylvania. So what did Ford do that Plymouth didn't?
The law in PA says that if you have rear louvers/slats you must meet two requirements: first, you have to have left and right mirrors. OK - both Ford and Plymouth made them standard when you ordered the louvers/slats. But it was the second requirement that Plymouth couldn't satisfy: The mirrors had to have a specific number of square inches total, of viewing. When you compare the mirrors as in the photo below you see that Ford's mirrors are square while Plymouth's are oval and with not a large enough viewing area.
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Well done, you!
As part of product engineering I can say that kind of stuff used to drive me crazy.
In addition to the styling studio comment above, another reason for what seems like weird decision making is "...your tax dollars at work", meaning some obscure state or federal motor vehicle requirement.
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Last edited by Keith Seymore; 03-14-2019 at 10:20 PM.
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