As has been said so many times before, "The wanting is often better than the having." Most of these cars had drum brakes, no anti-lock braking systems, no stability controls, poor crush zones, carburetors instead of fuel injection, etc. We tend to dream fondly about Dad's car, the one that we almost bought or sold to soon, the neighbor down the street with what we thought was a great car. In reality, most were overweight, gas hungry, and slow by today's standards not to mention, demanding high maintenance and expensive insurance rates. While "collectors" seek these cars out to corner certain markets, true "car guys" will not buy them, wrap them in plastic, place them into garage storage and wait 20+ years to possibly make profits.
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