I know exactly what you are talking about.
Maybe the analogy of a 60's Bond (007) car would help. They looked simple, elegent, classic and they had all the latest technology, real or invented in them.
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I love my money pit, uhm, err, I mean my car.
1969 beetle in the works... 2.0 type 4 DTM...
2004 Suzuki GSX-R 1000
crashed
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