[Responsibility2nd]

The same can be said about cars.

As much as we love our ‘65 Mustangs or a 1957 Chevy; no way would we ever want to return to those days of dangerous and unreliable cars.

Today’s car is safer, faster, more efficient, more comfortable and reliable. They are better in every way than cars of 10-25-50 years ago.

Except they are as ugly as a Hildebeast.

[JohnyBoy]

>Except they are as ugly as a Hildebeast.

They’re ugly because modern regs require cars to be shaped in a way that prevent people from being knocked down and run over when hit. Every car on the market rolls people onto the hood and windshield instead of under the car.

[Army Air Corps]

That’s where hot rodders and customizers enter the scene. We take spiffy older cars and modernize the suspension, drivetrain, etc.

[wally_bert]

Modern cars all look pretty much the same.

The technology has come a long way though.

[Dr. Sivana]

They are better in every way than cars of 10-25-50 years ago.

No. For some of us, bench seats are MUCH more comfortable and allow three people to sit in the front. It also allows the driver to slide out the passenger side instead of into traffic.

The trunks of yesteryear are far more spacious.

While breakdowns are certainly more frequent on older cars, they are also FAR more reparable, and generally cheaper to repair in both parts and labor. For instance, my 1966 Dodge Dart had a mecvhanical inline fuel pump that cost $35 and 10 minutes under the hood with only a pliers and screwdriver. A fuel pump on a modern car requires removal of the fuel tank.

Replacing an exhaust system on a newer car can be prohibitively expensive due to the presence of one or two catalytic converters.

My wife's car is a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Station Wagon. It doesn't have traction control, but it's old school heavy body on frame construction was suitable for taxis and cop cars at the time. It gets better gas mileage than modern full size SUV's, is less tippy, seats eight, and still has a modern style suspension and brakes compared to my '60's cars that definitely suffer in that department. If I ever have to replace the engine (200,000+ miles now), I can drop in a new LT-1 engine for (I believe) about $4,000 and get ANOTHER 20 years and 200,000+ miles out of it.

[Yardstick]

I’m going to be a contrarian and disagree. I think the current Mustang is the best looking Mustang since the 1969 model. I also think the current Corvette is a home run. It totally eclipses the last two body styles. The current Chevy trucks are a high point as well, with styling that’s at least as good as the fantastic looking late ‘70s and ‘80s models. The current BMWs look great, Audis look great, Range Rovers look great. Jeeps look amazing these days. I look around and see beautiful designs all the time. Which is pretty amazing given all the constraints the stylists have to work within.