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Originally Posted by wakespeak
Wow the nostalgia for the 70s and 80s? This was the bottom for the domestics IMO. 90% of the cars were under powered, low quality, low tech, styled for Detroit, and with suspensions that made them dangerous to drive over 70 mph.
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As they came off the production line, you aren't all that far off the mark. But at least nobody else's car was enough better to put you at much disadvantage.
As owner-modified for both chassis and powertrain improvements, well, I'll leave you with a couple of pictures. Both cars were viewed as blank canvasses for modification even before stepping into the dealerships to talk about buying them.
1972, as of about 1977
1979, as of 2004-ish.
ell ess - this one started out as mostly the same chassis as your 442, just with different sheetmetal and an original 4-speed manual.
Norm