@Luddite- I drive what I buy. My experience with an actual pre-war car was unreliability despite a lot of money thrown at the vehicle and I don't fault the mechanic, who had done work for me on a 6.0 Lambo. The thing was just too old, too big and heavy for cable brakes to work effectively, I sold the car at Pebble at a loss.
@Jens- I'm not really a fan of replicas but even if I had the dosh for a real one, would I put it to the reality of modern roads/traffic? Yeah, I go the backroads as much as I can (ex-NY, now Texas) but still.... I want the vintage feel but don't want to be stuck on the road since, as mentioned I drive these things. I laugh when I think about the AAA roadside service helping me install the side mounted spare on my pre-war car when a wheel collapsed (I then had all new wheels created in the UK). The 100 year old cars have needs. Even if you spend to get them "right" they are still antique artifacts. I'm not trying to "pretend" having owned a lot of modern supercars, and that's why I'm in Morgan (well, at least 3 wheels of them)-- real, but the Super 3 is tiny, and has some limitations. I do wish we could buy a new SuperSport with a stick.
I get your perspective on "authenticity" but want reliability and not having to have parts manufactured. I guess my taste may exceed my budget at this point in my life (another story),
Last edited by BillHart; 29/07/25 12:08 PM.
