In my case I owned a 356A coupe when I was 20 and it kind of never left me so when I had. A chance to buy an old one which I nearly did y(2000) before the appreciation of the $. but after trying out an IM and seeing their construction it was hard to have a 60hp compared to a 145hp except of course the adulation of a historical piece left in the garage as queen which was not my idea of fun, Since I wanted to drive the car.
So in a sense I’m also living in the past or the illusion of the past.
Reminds me of the story this guy gets married four times had kids with the first wife one day he’s reminiscing after one too many beers and he says I should’ve stayed with my first wife it’s that kind of delusional for some.