1970 L78 nova

[MotownMadman]

Marlin,
I can only take a guess, possibly the same problem Don had, pressure from the safety freaks in government and insurance companies, by removing the 4.10 option it would seem logical that would tone down the Big Block a bit. This is just a guess, as a matter of fact I am not sure they didnt offer the 4.10, I am only speculating based on the previous post that indicated they didnt. I do know however that all the automakers were under extreme pressure from uncle Sam and the corporate insurance muscle, it became a real problem for the big three to please the public and the factions screaming for sanity. Fuel prices were also rising, it was bad advertisment for a off the lot car to get 8-10 MPG which was the case with the extremely low geared muscle, by a simple change to a 3.73 mileage increased to a claimable 12-14 MPG which was a bit easier for John Q to swallow with the rising fuel costs while the cost of living increases remained stale. Fuel prices were long overdue to go up, a gallon of gas could be had in the fifties for 15-16 cents, in 68-69 the gas wars saw it drop to 16-17 cents. It seemed that the entire Market Basket had increased over the years while gas remained in about the same range. The liberal free sixties were on the way to history to make way for a more responsible conservative seventies, suddenly those crazy kids and their dangerous gas guzzlers were becoming a target for every ambitious politician and the big corporate lobby groups. Consider the changes in American Muscle between 69 and 74, just five years, it becomes easier to understand why changes were taking place with the hi performance options available to the consumer.
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