Point 4: yes, new cars are undeniably quicker, faster, safer, more reliable, efficient, comfortable etc. than anything available during the Muscle Car era. A rando 2025 Korean SUV would easily beat a showroom stock 1970 Chevelle SS in a drag race. But like I said, the modifications are THE ENTIRE POINT. Any dipshit tech bro with a 750 credit score can buy or lease a modern sub-11 second car and take it to the drag strip. But those old highly modified muscle cars? That's the guild, the priesthood, and your box stock Tesla does not get you in. Those old cars are a radical act of ownership. Tweaked and modified for years, if not decades, to achieve those kinds of speeds. And the car becomes one with its owner, not an appliance that will be discarded as soon as the lease is up and you can slap down your credit car and lease the next slightly faster model.