[David R.]

I believe cars hit a peak in development somewhere in mid to late 50’s - early 60’s, then began a decline. Not until the imports began showing how crappy American cars had become did they begin to turn it around some.
I had a ‘52 F1 that was a pleasure to drive, even though it was about worn out. My next truck was a ‘69 F100 that was a chore to drive. Never drove it anywhere I wasn’t glad to get home. It seemed like by ‘69 Ford’s engineers had forgotten everything they knew in ‘52.