CAFE standards apply to manufactureres, don't they???? Something like Corporate Average Fuel Economy???? Guess I don't see where this pertains to Hot Rods, and where the gas ration cards come in.... Wikpedia has a little about it;

Historically EPA has encouraged consumers to buy more fuel efficient vehicles while NHTSA expresses concerns that smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles may lead to increased traffic fatalities. [6] [7]

If the average fuel economy of a manufacturer's annual fleet of car and/or truck production falls below the defined standard, the manufacturer must pay a penalty, currently $5.50 USD per 0.1 mpg under the standard, multiplied by the manufacturer's total production for the U.S. domestic market. Historically, higher fuel efficiency was associated with lower traffic safety, intertwining the issues of fuel economy, road-traffic safety, air pollution, and climate change. In the mid 2000s, increasing safety of smaller cars and poor safety history of light trucks began to reverse this association.

Curious where some of this "information" comes from??? Any kind of reliable source or just some BS that somebody makes up???? Haven't seen a thing in the Congressional Digest the last few years concerning fuel rationing.....