I call it SOUL. The new cars have no soul, no depth, no presence. The new cars are simply machines, made by machines. Many older things.....cars, aircraft, houses....that were hand made by people, show outward signs of human craftsmanship, giving these things a "personality". You can look at the woodwork on an old Victorian House, or gaze at spectacular chrome accents on older cars, and marvel at the though of someone, some person, a human being, that took pride in making that. Todays vehicles won't last the 40-50 plus years the old cars do. The new cars, as are most everything else, have been designed to operate just so long, then replace. Like TVs today, you don't call the television repairman, you can't go down to the local grocery store and check all the tubes, throw it away.
Old cars, however, are not just "things", they're more like old friends, they have "soul". When you own a car, not because you want to impress someone else, but because you'd own it if no one else cared, it's talking to you.
Given the choice, most Astronauts would jump at the chance to fly an old Piper Cub, or a WWII P-51 Mustang, even though they have at their fingertips the most advanced, technologically controlled aircraft existing. Like the new cars, the computers are controlling those high-tech aircraft, the pilot merely operates the computer controls. No,.... pilots want to really fly the aircraft, feel the input to the stick. Cars today don't have a mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front steering assembly, it's steer by wire. New car brakes and transmissions talk to computers as well. Coldy controlling human imput. Have I gone too far in my opinion here about the new stuff? Sorry.
