Compromises in originality are acceptable as long as the look is right (question of the week)
Today, the industry offers a number of replacement and retrofit parts that may look historic, but feature modern technology and/or are equipped with modern technology. Examples of this are car radios with the look of the past, modern ignition systems or lights in old housings, but also more advanced gearboxes. But doesn't this destroy the classic car or youngtimer feeling?
In our "Question of the Week" , we asked Zwischengas readers what they think about this and whether the historic look is enough for them.
After two weeks and over 400 responses, it is clear that Zwischengas readers take a rather pragmatic view. 56 percent think that more modern technology in the old look is fine for minor details, but that the mechanics of the central elements should remain unchanged.
21.5 percent are even more flexible: as long as the image is coherent, a more modern steering gear or computer-controlled ignition can be used.
However, 21.3 percent are in favor of originality; an old car should be left as it was built.
A small number of respondents (1.3 percent) did not agree with any of the answers. One respondent spoke to us in detail and said that an original look was very important to him. It is also worth overhauling old switches and looking for (or rebuilding) original parts, because modern reproduction parts are often no good. When it comes to technology, however, he tries to improve historical technology if necessary, but with the means of the time. After all, the cars were built for a service life of around 10 years, so if you wanted to use them for 60 or 100 years, you would have to be a bit more resourceful to ensure their suitability for everyday use.
Here is the graphical analysis of the answers:
Of course, we have already posed the next " question of the week" . This time, we want to know what the classic car scene will look like in 2050 and have put forward four scenarios to choose from.
And, of course, you can still read all previous evaluations of the question of the week in the corresponding topic channel.
