If even a small fraction of the people saying they want this actually put their money where your mouth was there would be a decent conversion industry by now (t

If even a small fraction of the people saying they want this actually put their money where your mouth was there would be a decent conversion industry by now (there is, but it's so small it's basically nonexistent and it's all one off builds). Also, rose colored glasses are a thing. When was the last time you (the average dolt reading this, not you personally) rode in a vehicle from the 80s let alone slogged out a commute in one? The venn diagram of "people for whom it is fashionable to want an 80s Toyota pickup" and "people who would commute in any 80s vehicle" is two circles. Sure you can "fix" the driving experience by upgrading stuff but unless you produce them at scale the cost of doing each of these upgrades will be much greater per unit and the total price will quickly eclipse that of just buying new vehicles.