The domestics all did quite well when they had no competition and where the only game in town. Once they had to start competing with the Japanese their cars where revealed for the garbage that they truly where. Those early Japanese cars weren’t so hot either, but they where Swiss watches compared to the domestic junk. Sorry, I love those old classics, especially muscle cars, but they where not well made cars.
True, i bought a little old used datsun truck when fuel got high in the 70’s, loved that thing. The little woman did not want to ride in it but hell you cannot have everything. She always said we are taking the dodge, she had a dart swinger.