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And now the buzzkill...

Things that were irritating about these:
-Front ends can require frequent rebuilds if you aren’t the “grease it every oil change” type
-valve guides probably have improved but I recall them needing refreshed every 50K or so
-doors are super heavy and the handles are sub par pot metal
-rear axle not much fun on bumpy or off camber turns
-interior materials one grade up from cardboard
-generally heavier than needed, Poncho engines are all dimensionally the same size from late 60s to early 70s, even their 350 was a “big block.”
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