From 1955 to 1960 you could tell the make of a car in the dark at 100 yards by the shape of the tail lights. Now, with a few recent exceptions, you can't tell one car from another in broad daylight unless you're close enough to read the fine print. Plus, they are all gray.
And astute observers could tell the make of car from the sound of the engine.
Today, all the engines are the same, and they don't make a sound.
Blech!