[wastedyears]

Cars were simply better then. When you wanted more power, you worked on it yourself, adding parts that you wanted. Now, you need to go to the dealership and have them hook up a computer.

[DManA]

By most objective standards cars are many times better now than 40 years ago

[NewinTexsas]

Cars were simply better then. When you wanted more power, you worked on it yourself, adding parts that you wanted. Now, you need to go to the dealership and have them hook up a computer. A stock 2011 Mustang GT blows away ALL of the old supercars. A few bolt-ons and you are talking about 700+ hourspower in a street-legal machine!

[Betis70]

No, cars weren’t better then. Easier to work on, easier to customize.

A stock Corvette today can blow the doors off pure race cars from the 60s, easily.

Heck a V6 Mustang today can probably blow the doors off a V8 Mustang from the 60s. And that is in a straight line. Put them both on a road course and it wouldn’t even be close (those old cars handle like caca).