Bye Bye To The American V-8...

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442... On the Z-28 and 1974... you are twisting things quite a bit. The demise of the Z-28 in its original "Special Hi-performance engine" designation as an option on a standard Camaro was due to regulations and GM's inability to meet the new requirements without further diminishing performance. The option was reserrected in 1977 at mid year as a handling package RPO. The 1974 cancellation was 100% due to emissions.

Chevrolet officials went on record in 1974 and said so.

This is part of the factual record from this period.