Forty years ago. Did your 70's car have frontal as well as side curtain air bags and headrests and shoulder harnesses and anti-lock brakes and all weather radials and traction control and full time 4wd and... and... um...
Apples & tangerines, if my car had the potential to create billion of profit for me I would go way beyond the beyond to make it safe, pennies on the dollar investment wise, GE & company are not wise, just a bunch penny pinchin dollar hoarding azzzzzzholes desperately in need of a bitchslap with a metal bat.