I have an early 74, Sept 73 build date, (CF12xxx ?) and I believe it has the
starter interlock ... at least I think i remember disconnecting
a plug under the seat ... it's been 27 years, so I may have
to refresh my memory.....
Walt B.
Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> 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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