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I can remember my fathers old 1972 Maverick. It was painted Richard Petty Blue! :lol It was that color when he bought it.
I do not know how much that car weighed, but there was not a lot to it other than the frame and body. Simple dashboard with a couple guages. HVAC controls and a radio. A bench front and back seat and a forced air window defroster. One center speaker in the dash. A lot of room in the engine bay around the straight six. Just an empty trunk, no carpeted liner or anything.
Take a look at a Taurus today, and it is burried in a LOT more stuff. What it has that the Maverick didn't: Miles of wires (literally) to run the electrical systems of the car, the air bag system, big stereo systems with 6-8 speakers and subwoofers, multiple storage bins, consoles, and storage areas, lots of sound deadening materials throughout, power windows, doors, locks, keyless entry system, ignition kill system, maybe power seats, thick headliner, much bigger wheels and tires (and much heavier), etc etc. Cars are not even close on content today as they were years ago. Sure, a piece of plastic doesn't weight a lot, but there is a ton more of plastic parts, metal parts, foam, cushioning, wire, components, etc etc in a car today than there was. It all adds up!
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