As far as '73 goes, what I find Amazing, ACROSS the GM line up, is that by 1939 Gm had a Reliable 4 speed automatic...( They put them into TANKS in WW2) .Not an OD, but how much work is that really? It took 42 years ( and 8 since the '73 oil embargo, to get a "C" on the back side of a 1981 Firebird ( TH350-C) for economy...And Why did they not build Over drive 5 speed Borg Warner Trannys? I stood in line at gas stations holding a spot for my Mom as a teen , to get a mere 5 gallons of fuel. Pontiac/GM waited till The 1973 formed EPA "CAFE" standards for '81 came along to actually do anything.( TH350-C and 6X15 Rally Wheels) OVERDRIVE in Big engine Pontiacs could have saved many models from extinction. Its all water under the bridge, but it makes one wonder why they were NOT thinking about the future markets as the imports came rushing in...
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