I don't remember how they compaired to today's cars. I was having too much fun driving them to worry about quality of paint. It was good for the time. Some would rattle and some had a tinny sound when you closed the doors. But what do you expect? It was the late '60s and early '70s. My '71 Sebring sounded tight and solid compared to my friend's '72 Challenger that sounded tinny. Both cars were bought new. My '67 Mustang was a little tinny too. But they were fast for the day also. But I liked corners and never took a car to the drags. Til about '78. Didn't impress me and wasn't all that fun so never went back. Even after I pumped up the engine, set it up for corners. Still like corners.