Starting circuit wiring

LOL I guess Chrysler was "cheap?" Actually "the protection" is the fuse link but this is poor at best.

In the early 70's my V code 70RR got tapped in the ***, and I had two Valiant loaners. One of them, a diode fell down inside the alternator when warming up, and I got to watch the entire engine harness fizzle and smoke..........and then the fuse link went. This then, was a dead short to ground on the main charging wire, and even that didn't immediately "pop" it