Are dart sports mostly gone

Hyper_pak said
What is the purpose of the under hood fender braces on some of the cars?
Doesn't seem to be a real reason I can see.View attachment 1716340853

Stiffen the front of the car. User @goldduster318 added them to his early car and notice a good bit of difference as I recall.

I plan to add them to my '73 G3 swapped car at some point.