I actually have quite the opposite feeling for my 35-year-old car - I've tried to keep it as stock as possible. It's still got the period-accurate radar detecto

I actually have quite the opposite feeling for my 35-year-old car - I've tried to keep it as stock as possible. It's still got the period-accurate radar detector (police probably use bands outside of what it can pick up), tape deck (I've never once played a tape in it), _car phone_ (AMPS was dead before I bought the car)... But I get a sense of enjoyment out of keeping it the way it was originally intended. That said, I have had to make some concessions to the future. It was next to impossible to find stock lamps - they're just inches off the ground, and not made of laminated glass. They'll shatter easily due to road debris. I can buy old, foggy replacements for $200. But I actually ended up buying one-off plastic lamps for $30. At least this way, they'll not only look better, but last longer.