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Message: <blockquote data-quote="71ProjectJunk" data-source="post: 407169" data-attributes="member: 7655">One of the things the younger crowd does not know, is how hastily put together these cars were, and how bad the quality control was. People go nuts trying to get the door panel gaps perfect, the stripes on their Mach 1 perfect, and a perfect base coat clear coat paint job. If you ever see original unmolested cars, you will see that all of them have paint drips, most of the time not in the major outside body panels, although they can be there, but inside the door jambs, inside the engine compartment, trunk, etc... Not one of these cars had what today we would consider even remotely acceptable panel gaps and fit, the factory paint jobs were of Maaco quality (if you took a fully disassembled car to one of the descent ones), the lower body stripes, were all over the place, and there was overspray on the door jambs and doors from the stripes. The hood stripes were usually not applied well, and you could have all types of imperfections, with overspray on them. The side decals would sometimes not be straight. It was truly a joke. Rust prevention was almost non existent, and the materials used for rubber seals and such was not even close to the quality of the parts we have today. So, the seals deteriorated rapidly, and water came in, and rust just ate these cars.                  My first car was a 71 Sportsroof Mustang H code auto, and it only lasted me a couple of weeks before I wrapped it around a tree, and I can't remember many details of it. From there I had a ton of Mopars. This was the mid-80's so most of the cars I was buying at the time were mostly original cars, they all had original paint jobs and decals. The stuff I saw on those cars was incredible, the fit and finish was atrocious, no one would buy a car like that today, but it was normal at the time. things were different back then, cars had a one year warranty (buy a Hemi car and you had 90 days), and people would trade in their cars every 2-3 years. Auto loans were 3 years max, not like today where you can get 7 years. In 1970 GM was building 5 million cars a year, and Ford over 3 million. They had issues with the unions, and they were trying to put cars out as fast as they could. Quality control took a back seat. Cars ran well, and were reliable, but the fit and finish left a lot to be desired.                  So, don't go too crazy when things don't fit right, your car probably came that way from Ford <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

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