over the years between early 70`s & late 80`s,
I raced Bangers & stock cars.
needles to say the cars were "not new" then,
but made quite well in our great land.
an A 60 austin or morris/wolseley/riley, could have been as solid as the day it was made,
or one that needed a checker plate floor on the drivers side, and big plate across the drivers door.
Fiat 124 special T`s (lada shape) were flying machines, but never had much holding them together.
Vauhalls were the same..I found a beut of a 1966 victor,
had a hard head on with a A60,
and broke some ribs on the non colapsable steering, when the seat, roll cage, tank & battery box,
all bolted securely to the floor,
all fell out forwards!
never raced a "known" rotton car since,
but for just one I built as a ladies race car,
a chrysler 200 auto..
wifey took it to scutineering, and scrute said, "dont your old man like you" to mrs...lol
mrs done her races, I took it out to "finish it off" in the allcomers d/d at the end......it DID bend.....
So, yes, we did/infact do/ still have cars that rot,
always did have since ww2 I guess.
reminds me of racing across the figure 8 -> :rolly: