SI67

Are you saying that the 68-72 hidden wipers went away as part of the 5 mph impact survival requirement? I could see how that mechanism might have a tough time surviving a minor impact to nose of the car. Or were you referring only to the 1973 nose job?

SI67

[QUOTE=zuendler;1588670362]Astroventilation.
I have restored mine with new gaskets and it works, but I can´t feel any difference if it´s open or closed.[/QUOTE

Whether or not it works is immaterial. The feature has a GREAT name. Easy for me to say--never had a C3.....

Rky Mtn C6

I got mine in my 78, and it even works. At car shows I got the soundtrack to "Grease" blasting.

Zoomin

I was referring to the switch to rubber bumpers. The intent was to lower repair costs of minor incidents, so it's quite probable the wipers were part of the consideration

thegavel

Try putting all 3 pedals in your passenger side.....that's what right hand drive cars have .
Can't recall the amount of times I've gassed it while braking.
Poor ol' Granny (using the pedestrian crossing)
has never moved so fast.

loup68

They deleted the wiper panel to save weight and money, in '73. And deleted the wonderful removable rear window, to save money and a couple of ounces!!! Lou.

TGO

Don't they not have a trunk? LOL...eff that noise..

Haggisbash

GM must've been mighty pleased when the pop up headlights went out of fashion, car still cost the buyer the same but there was half a wheel barrow full of parts no longer required, up goes the gross profit
As for the wiper door, I'm thinking sales gimmick really as the long hood on the 73 does almost as good a job aesthetically with a lot less hassle JMPO, once again a pile of parts no longer reqd up goes the gross profit again Was a shame about the rear window I agree, I often take mine out when I have the tops off, seems to be a little less turbulence and I can hear the music from the exhaust better PO never used to take the window out, he said he was worried it might start leaking but so far I have not had any issues.
Much appreciated feature for me is once the spare tire carrier is out of the way there is a heap of room to work on the rear suspension or differential.

68/70Vette

I wish that GM would have had a unified frame for all C3's. A removable transmission crossmember for all auto and manual tranny cars. The autos had this feature, it would make R&Ring a manual tranny car soooo much easier. Also, the little frame bracket for the manual shift cars Z bar. It is absent on the auto cars. It would be sooo nice if it were there for people who want to transition from autos to manual trannies.
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There was a news program recently where the news reader got in trouble for using the word "tranny." Maybe in today's world of political correctness you can't say "tranny," you have to say "transmission."

Roozstr

The worthless rear vents on my a/c equipped 73 coup that are good for nothing but creating an enormous water leak in my rear compartment.

Dustup7T2

Ah, yes. A non-favorite of mine, too.

Mod75

Mine is an early 75 and has no clip, i guess i will order one of these so i can take out the match book cover stuck in the corner to prevent the stupid cover from sliding.

Thanks for the info.

samdjr74

On the later models, the rear hatch like are that isn't a hatch unless you own a 82.

I wish I could open the rear window on my '80, putting in that carpet and speaker box would have been a breeze

Oh and lack of a factory cup holder!