HeyBub wrote:
Except for some between - and including - the Model T and the Jeep.

The Model T is hardly a good example since it was the first car
produced on an assembly line. Which, by the way, was done to cut
costs. All other cars were "hand-crafted". And, it was one of the
very first cars. And it was hugely mass produced. And...How many
miles where they being driven and how fast?

As for the Jeep are you talking about the WWII, government contract
Jeep?

I'm not saying all American cars were junk until the Japanese came
alone, but quite nearly so. And we're much better off for it.

Mike