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Not OP, but most of those cars only had 5 digits on the odometer. It says something about how long the manufacturer expected them to last.
It's important to remember how far we've come on longevity. 100k as the expected lifespan wasn't common until the 90s. My grandmother once told me that 40k meant it was time to start looking for a new car. This probably would've been for cars in the 50s.
Obviously you can take any car to any mileage if you're willing to sink the time and money into it. Many of these cars are prized by enthusiasts, and became project cars. But your standard utility cars of the 70s and 80s were probably not getting to 100k before needing a lot of repairs.