True, the Aspen/Volares that replaced the Dart/Valiant have the dubious distinction of being among the most recalled cars in history. Even today, any of them still around in mint condition are considered nothing more than used cars.
Yeah, I bought a ‘76 Volare. If I recall correctly, I had six or seven recalls in a little over two years. Other than these “minor” (not really) headaches, I liked the car. I still have a “new” or never used AM radio from that car.
My first car was a 1975 Plymouth Valiant. Rusty, dusty and trusty. The slant-6 engine was nigh indestructible. It even survived an encounter with a 12 point buck (the car came with the nick name “The Deer Slayer.” Horrible rust problem, though. It was so rusted that one of the rear leaf springs had gone through the floor in the trunk. But it never failed to start and always got me where I was going. It had over 240,000 miles on it the day it finally met it’s end...when the gas tank was knocked out from under the car from a speed bump. The aforementioned leaf spring through the trunk made the car rid lopsided, sit the tank would hit the ground every now and then on speed bumps and potholes.