[2manyT/A'S]

ONLY year for code 10 Polar White (69 + 71 - 81 are code 11 Cameo White)

[blue71ta]

Angle cut on chrome exhaust tips is '70 only

Radiator support is different than '71/'72, correct?

[blue71ta]

Originally Posted by blue71ta

Angle cut on chrome exhaust tips is '70 only

Radiator support is different than '71/'72, correct?

Oops! Core support was already mentioned.

Another one is the manual trans shift knobs (black ball for standard interior, red insert w/shift pattern for deluxe interior/4 spd and red insert w/arrowhead for 3 spd)

big matt: I believe that started in late '72 and went into the '73 model year...

[rock]

If I new that the 70 bird was so special I woundn't have bought one! I think that photos of these parts would be benificial for all firebird owners.

[keith k]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

ONLY year for code 10 Polar White (69 + 71 - 81 are code 11 Cameo White)

OK... if we're going to throw colors into the mix, you have to also mention the eye-popping psychedelic bright blue interior option. Just like the white paint going from polar to cameo in '71, the blue interior was toned WAY down. If you see a nicely restored white/blue '70 sitting next to an equally correct white/blue '71, the '71 has this sort of "hey... who turned off the christmas lights" look! The red '70 interior was much brighter than in '71, too.

Overall, the list looks pretty full. Not much else I can think of other than:
1) '70 woodgrain instrument cluster bezel had a lighter woodgrain tone than '71+
2) Through about the middle of the '70 model year, the trunk floor had 4 ecoat drain holes (later cars all have only 2).
3) Not sure I saw the chrome gauge ring bezels for T/As mentioned. I know some early '71s got them as well, and many '70s seem to have not got them, but this is still mostly a "70 thing".
4) '70 rear quarter side trim pieces had no ash trays.... did '71s have ash trays?
5) And for some reason I was thinking the rear seat back frame was a bit different on a '70, too?