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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN
This safety change is well know but he wanted to know how many Corvettes came from the factory with swing axles vs solid rears. At least the Corvette could run under its own power and thats more than can be said about the Dodge DP's that came with a trailer axle and I believe the transmission did not have any internal parts either. What a joke !
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The days of taking a showroom car and running Stock are long gone. Two things have happened. First, the Feds have added so many safety and fuel economy requirements to the new cars that there is a huge amount of stuff that can now be legally removed. Second, the racers have pushed hard for years to allow all these things to be removed.
I know that you love to hate these cars, but they do make sense. Both cars fit the current rules. Both pass tech (when properly prepared). All the factories prepared cars in the same manner back in the sixties too. You just weren't allowed to change as much back then.
The power plants are where the arguments should really be focused.