I had a 3 year old 63 valiant, made before the days of factory sporty cars, but I had it fixed up pretty nice. Push button transmission. If you pushed 1 and wound it out, it would give a real loud chirp and lay a little patch when you pushed 2. Even in my careless and insane 16-17 year old hands, I could not kill that motor or transmission.
That slant six put an end to planned obsolescence