When I look at that black and white photo of Tom Platz, I can honestly say, in my personal opinion, that I would choose that physique over most if not all, of the top 15 guys in today's Olympia.
From my perspective, the best legs ever and my feeling is that how you train the wheels is what separates you from all the other posers in the gym. Now might be the time for me to own up to not having any calves, but my point is at least directed to quads. Those legs make a statement to anyone in the world no matter what country you are standing in.
The rest of his body is awesome too. Let's take it out of the realm of "do his biceps equal his calves" and all that other "judging" bullshit. The entire rest of the world sees that physique as having massive arms, chest and shoulders. What else does a guy want? Oh yeah, those pesky abs. Well, Platz had those too. The only time people speak in terms of his "flawed" physique is when they are considering him on stage next to other pro bodybuilders. Take that out of the equation for a moment and my position remains that his physique is one of the best ever, for all of our purposes. Perhaps some of the proof lies in the fact that it is very hard to ignore any picture of Platz which is something that can't be said of every bb.