Don't get me wrong, I (obviously) love these cars and enjoy so many aspects of them but I can simultaneously point out areas they dropped the ball!
Plastic timing gears, no heat-cutoff switch on the AC compressor, insufficient rust proofing, leaky hoodtachs etc were clearly the products of substandard engineering and GM was slow to address many issues.
In fairness GM cars in general were the best of the bunch compared to the local competition in those days but these type of problems and the rational behind them would soon lead to the Japanese and European competitors taking huge market share from the big 3!
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s)
1969 Custom S 2dr ht
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht)
1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht)
1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat
1969 Exec 4dr post
1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s
1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian)
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