As the muscle car entered its second decade, the 1970s looked less promising than the 1960s. The original purchasers of sixties muscle cars were maturing, and the Road Runner or Coronet did not fit well into their expanding domestic lifestyle. To make matters worse, the Federal government was pushing for ever-tightening emissions compliance, and insurance companies were hitting high-performance vehicles with higher insurance premiums.

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