So just how good was the A-Body back in its day?

The young Jerry Brown drove a Plymouth (B body) when Johnny Carson called him "Gov Moonbeam". I read that the CA state motor pool was mostly Mopars only they met the clean air standards.

Mopars were known for better engineering. The cheapest go-fast toy was a Camaro. They didn't last, partly due to the dumb kids who drove them. Seems every time they stop a druggie on Cops, they are in a 70-80's Camaro with fast food trash covering the back seat.

I also didn't notice Darts and Valiants back then, probably because they were the Honda Accord of the day. I remember us kids staring at train car loads of new Road-Runners and Super Bees passing by as our school bus waited. Nothing like a rear wing to get you noticed.