The use of 1/2 years are to distinguish between changes made during a
model year. In the case of 69 and 69 1/2 the 69 would have a single unit
rear bumper and the 69 1/2 would sport the two piece bumper. In the case
of the 74 and 74 1/2, the 74 is a chrome bumpered car and the 74 1/2 a
rubber bumpered. The 74 1/2 is a hybrid, still having many of the chrome
bumper designs. Hope this helps.
Safety Fast,
David Deutsch
"R. O. Lindsay" wrote:
> JohnSexson@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Here is the 74.5 B restoration ...
>
> Thanks John for inadvertently bringing up a topic that
> I have always wondered about: The "half year." When
> I bought my '70 B-GT I was told that it is a 69.5 model.
> My question is this: Is the "74 and a half" or "69 and a
> half" a US naming convention for early cars or is there
> something official about that? My '69.5 B-GT was built
> in November 1969 but falls into the 1970 model year --
> using the car number.
> Rick Lindsay
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