Was listeing to my local car talk show today and they were mentioning the CHP is planning to check under the hoods of classic cars they stop to verify the smog gear hasn't been tampered with.
In my case, I got a 68 J code 302 Cougar. I'm not the original owner, but I don't see that it ever had a smog pump or anything like that on it. Yet I know that some of the large fords with a similar powerplant, and the BOSS motors, had smog gear on them even in 1968, and before.
My 1st car, a 68 2 bbl Galaxy, I don't think had other than some kind of NOX device or something I recall had to retrofit onto it in 1975 for some reason when i bought the thing.
Does anyone know if some cars in 68 with this motor managed to escape having smog gear on them, or should I be looking for replacement parts?
thx