California exhaust valance 1970 r/t

[shiftbyear]

I purchased a 70 challenger r/t shell from 29 palms desert in ca. The build tag codes dual exhaust w/chrome tips. The car seems to be origional paint and the exhaust valance is not cutout. The underside of the trunk has 2 heat shields and exhaust hangers, the rear of the car appears to be intact with no signs of collision. Should my car have a cutout valance. Thanks

 

[6packcuda]

I don't know about Challengers, but I've heard of Cudas built for CA that don't have cut outs in the rear valance. They just had turn downs. Something to do with emissions.

 

[shiftbyear]

The story i got was that they had to turn the exhaust pipes down rather than exiting straight out to meet ca. Deciblil levels for sound.

 

[burdar]

California cars just had turndowns and no tips. I'm sure a few cars slipped through the cracks but as a general rule, they didn't have tips.