Quote: E-bodies did not fare well during the 71-72 transition either, IMO and others would agree. I think E-bodies fared far worse in the 71-72 transition than the B-Bodies did.
How so? The cuda had a different grille and tail lights, but the changes were not bad looking by any means. The challenger got the sad mouth grille, but I would say that is comparable to the bulky looking rear bumper the 72 plymouths had.
72E, small block 72B big block
That alone is enough, and don't bother with low-compression, smoged up. BB trumps SB here.
EDIT: Great story. Guess they were all looking at you like you had a horn growing out of your head...