yellow 73 zed for sale on ebay, but the pics show a car with 70 hatch and 70 steering wheel. thought it was a typo but they also show the ownership that says 73. what gives???? ( sorry, don't know how to hyper link, maybe someone could do it for me. thanks)

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If this is the one you are referring to, it's a 71 not a 73. Just look at the VIN number, probably a 12/70 production date if I'm not mistaken.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2487690891&category=6187

the registration DOES show the car as being a 1971 and the VIN is circa 1971: HLS30 17965.... my final answer is 1971... and a NICE one at that!

do all 71 have the cut out steering wheel? also same ? about the hatch vents

do all 71 have the cut out steering wheel? also same ? about the hatch vents

Keep in mind that there was plenty of overlap between so-called model years. My very early '72 has plastic headlight buckets and vertical defroster lines and was actually made before some late '71 models. I wouldn't let the steering wheel and hatch vents influence you're take on the car. Most '71 models did not have those features but there's a good chance that an early '71 would.