Not only is driving such a
Not only is driving such a car a sheer pleasure unto itself, but it is an ersatz time machine that briefly can return you to a bygone era of uncrowded highways, cheap gasoline and open roads aplenty.
Saw a couple guys at a station last summer putting petrol into a 30's era Bugatti - once fueled they had to push it to get it started but once it did the tenor and tone of that engine was well worth the effort.
A high-performance internal combustion engine running at peak efficiency creates a symphony of mechanical perfection, a street level compliment to the works of Bach, Beethoven or Strauss.
Cars back then were a form of unbridled freedom, a sensory immersion equaled today only by the experience you can get in an ultralight plane.
That's why I believe even after we all drive electric cars on a daily basis. there will still be places where you can go and experience the sensory overload of an internal combustion engine at full tilt.
And by the way, you should have seen that 58 Milano S and the gorgeous young rich girl driving it in 1965.