Parts store dipsticks in older cars that CLEARLY don't fit worth a damn. Worked on this guy's '73 Pontiac Grandville Convertible with a 400 Pontiac, just installing an edelbrock carb (he gave me his qjet, which was perfectly fine, it's also an 800cfm and P/O told him it was a 455, I almost hated to point that out to him), gaudy 28 inch wheels all gouged to hell from rubbing everything, tires all sliced up, drywall screws everywhere, and a stupid steering wheel. It was like a 10" wheel that seemed to be made of fake ivory and had a negative dish, the center was out more than the rim. And he was running the thing on ONE quart of thinned out gassy oil. There was a lifter tap, and that stupid way too long parts store dipstick was HITTING THE CRANK SHAFT going fubudafubudafubudafubudafubuda
ANYWAY, long story short, just stupid senseless mods made by stupid senseless people that make the car harder to drive, harder to work on, and just a pain in general.