What is “normative practice?
“normative practices” are the factory configurations per released procedure for the model year. The second-generation Camaro was produced at two US factories in large numbers, for many years. Mid-year changes were deliberately made for marketing, production, and safety purposes. Each factory had specific unique assembly practices, many of which are undocumented. However, in order to keep assembly lines rolling, exceptions to “normal” procedure could be and were made by GM on the spot. There were also assembly errors made, including mismarked tags and stamps, and vehicles with supposedly “impossible” option combinations. Buyers searching for original vehicles should realize that such unusual features can be real The point is that when inspecting second-generation Camaros an occasional “non-normal” feature will pop up – this is to be expected. The reason for documenting typical practice is that the more unusual the feature, and the larger the number of exceptions to practice on a single
