[MagicRat]

Chevys are like belly buttons, it seems everyone has one.
I like all cars, but my collecting has been a bit odd - ball. The more unusual muscle cars are more interesting to me.
It's wothwhile to have something a bit more unique.
As for Fords of the time being tinny, it depends on the Ford.
GM cars of the time were all built much the same. If you look at a Chevy or a Cadillac (especially a base model) of the time, there was not a big difference in materials, fit and finish, despite a huge difference in the new purchase price.

Fords seem to have a much wider range of quality.
My '68 T-Bird is built to a higher standard, with better materials, fit and finish than my '69 GTO, even though they were close in price when new.
My '67 Lincoln was truly exceptionally high quality for the time.
But the cheap Fords, the Mustangs and the Falcons had serious structiral deficiencies in their unit bodies. They were not durable cars and would suffer from rust and metal fatigue - related structural problems far more easily than a GM car.

Therefore, for Fords, it depends on the model.