Hvychev, you mentioned about driving the cars in winter. About a year after I bought the Chevelle I had to repair the front fenders because they were rusting out from the salt they used on the roads in Ontario.
As for being daily drivers, here is a picture taken in 1974 of me and my 1973 Camaro Z28. Yes that's a trailer on the back as I used the car to move from Ontario to Alberta.
Andy