Where to start
If you think it is a test of a drivers skill to have ABS, TC, Auto-box et al then fine. Some of us LIKE the more enjoyable experience of controlling the MACHINE not controlling the computers controlling the machine
When something breaks do you liek repairing it yourself ? Do you liek improving performance through your OWN skills in engineering and building ? Canot do ANY of that with a car less than 10 years old. We're not talkign buying expensive bits off of a shelf from some guy in Japan !!!
Now is where I do agree.... If your idea of a car is for it to look original and look as it came off the factory and keep it polished and cosseted in an air-con building then THAT is "classic stupidity" AFAIC
I've been at shows where I drove the car and was parked beside a Lotus Cortina which had NO OIL in the engine in case it dripped or leaked. I've heard of guys aith rallied A110s being told their car wasn't good enough for a show because the TOOLS HAD BEEN USED !!
So just to check, what kind of classic car owner do you mean ??
CD playesr in ALL my cars
Also, own a 100+ year old stone built property. Do *I* want a wooden-framed, modern 'box' to live in - hell no !!!! Stone - gods air-conditioning