Why were old American cars so big and long?

Length from where the passengers sit to the suspension work. Leading to a comfier ride that still rings true to this day.
Along with a large as fuck interior, large as fuck trunk, and a fitting large as fuck engine bay to shove a 350 or larger motor in.

Sometimes you want to take your freedom to work or your friends house. You. Need a HUGE trunk to fit all your American freedom.

Also something people forget to mention was that gas was around 50 cents a gallon. No one gave a fuck that their cars were getting 8-12 mpg on average.

A Polara with a 383 or 440 would probably do 125-130 mph.

Goddamn I want one of those cars again so bad. Was raised in a grand marquee. It's like having an erection for a chubby chick. I love it.

As a Reddit user (yeah, whatever), I've realized that many Americans just don't know how big the United States actually is. Europeans will always comment on just how vast even a single state can be; that they could drive for 4+ hours just to reach another city, whereas in Europe, they would be in a completely different country.

In the US, a 4-hour drive will MAYBE get me to Miami (I live in Dunedin/Clearwater). It seems like many Americans are just unaware of the size and diversity of the US.

I've been wanting a Marauder for years. There are still a lot of good-quality ones up for sale, but I ain't got the funds :(

Enough space for it and not a care in the world about resource usage.

It has more to do with environmental regulations than people's spending habits, never underestimate how willing people are to waste money. Cars are all required to be 1.2L euroboxes so everyone who wants to drive something big just buys an SUV and continues getting 8-12mpg, now impeding everyone else's view in traffic.

This what we call progress

>this is what yuropoors call progress