Like you said, we were into lightweights, and cars that looked the part
In the crowd I hung out with, Cuda's were nice looking and all, but every time you fell into one and heard that door close, ouch; the jig was up. Not to mention the teensey weensey rear seat. That was NOT the car you took your girl to the All-Night Drive-In-Theater. (nor was a 66Charger, unless you were all boys). I had a bench seat Swinger340.
Out of probably 300 hi-schoolers or more, from grades 10 to 12, notta one of us had one. I graduated in 72.