The T41 nose, called the Endura Styling Option, was available on any 1971 LeMans Sport or V8 LeMans wagon. The availability of the Endura nose, which included the GTO hood, really diminished the exclusivity of owning a GTO, but GTO sales were declining.
There were many copycat cars that used body-colored bumpers by 1970, some were urethane coated steel bumpers, some were just painted steel. Pontiac felt that the general public was not aware how different Endura was, so they allowed the GTO nose to be ordered on a LeMans. It was only a $73.72 option in 1971, well worth it in my opinion. In 1972, the Endura Styling Option was further reduced to just a $42.13 option on the LeMans. Later in the year they made it a $41.00 option to coincide with the name T41.
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