GM's best year?

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I think 70, with 69 & 71 on the cusp, 72 in the area too. I remember when mechanics often said a 71-72 Caprice, and probably Impala too were considered the best built cars. On a side, my 78 coup Caprice Classic W duel exhaust was sure a nice ride, before it checked out in most areas, at 70Kish. What a travesty.

I suppose as trucks are concerned, some 71's were equipped with "Disc Brakes" - a label I didn't add to an otherwise "restoration", primarily. Not sure they installed a 1971ish TCS into 70, perhaps the later models. I didn't install that either. Perhaps disc brakes is canceled out by TCS I might like the "1971-72" grilles a pinch more, pretty nice look. Perhaps a plus for 72 was the fuel return line for some trucks, maybe the fuel caps too, hmm. But I've yet to see a problem with my 71 model/drivetrain, that would take a return line in 72. Didn't some 72 take a smog pump? Gross. An old timer once told me the 72 had an inferior timing chain, not sure on that. He mentioned something about the chains having material other than metals, hmm.

A 1969 Yenko Camaro is dreamy, but more realistically, a 70 TA is high on my list.