Salut Francis!
Come to think of it, the concept of "styrene surgery component rejection", by mashing-up disparate brands never crossed my mind... But who knows? LOL.
Seriously, the 63 to 72 era in Detroit was marked by an avalanche of earth-shattering design innovations, rarely seen in such a massive way since.
As they say" they don't build them (or more importantly SCULPT them) like that anymore".
I'll call you soon regarding the RAM show in april.
CT