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Originally Posted by 72projectbird
That's what I figured, but looking at the way reproduction parts are listed confused me. Plus there's a guy local to me restoring a 70 in the same caliber that has standard interior, but his new panels have the fake stitching. Looks strange to me.
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You're not the only one.
There were a myriad of things that attempted to differentiate the "1970+ Firebird" from the "1970+ Camaro";
I believe that the intent was to have nothing shared between the Chevrolet and Pontiac - except for items related to the (shared) roof.
It really doesn't help that many suppliers are focused more on the Chevy's (and who can really blame them since they dwarf our cars in numbers) - so a part applicable to a 1970 Camaro, is likely by default listed as being for 1970 Firebirds.
I feel for some of these people too - they spend good money on buying new parts, then get them color matched for their interior - and it's actually not correct for their car.
There is a pretty good article from an August(?) 1970 Popular Mechanics - it had first hand accounts of the differences between the Camaro and Firebird, and one first hand account from an owner of one of each - citing features they preferred over the other.