A retro ride provides an amazing Memory Lane experience whenever you have an opportunity to take a trip in one of them.
However, automotive technology has evolved tremendously over the years and provided opportunities for vintage car owners to enjoy the advancements without destroying their car’s rock star style in today’s world of automotive design sameness.
MyStarCollectorCar has witnessed many examples of a happy marriage between old school style and new age technology, so we decided to present five examples of a relationship that does not erase the original vehicle’s legacy in any substantial way.
Jim Sutherland
Even better, we believe their safety and efficiency factors are greatly enhanced by our choices.
The first improvement on our list is a headlight upgrade on a vintage car or truck. Today’s new vehicles have lights that will burn out retinas and light up the road like it is high noon in June, while many old rides have lights have the same intensity as a matchstick on its last legs.
The net result is a one-sided light intensity battle between old and new on any given road at night. We recommend vintage car owners upgrade their headlights to counterbalance the new vehicle’s ultra-bright lights and see the road much better after dark.
The second upgrade is also a light issue, specifically the taillights on the rear deck of an old vehicle. The owner can upgrade them to LED specs, plus they can add an extra brake light higher on the vintage car’s rear deck so other drivers are more aware when the old car owners hit the binders.
The third upgrade would be rear cameras placed along the side of vintage vehicles. There is a certain kind of magic in the design of a classic car, but those classy curves come with blind spots in most cases.
Small cameras are available in the aftermarket world, and they give a clear picture of any other vehicle in former blind spots in the lanes beside a vintage car on the road. A well-positioned camera gives vintage car owners a fighting chance in lane changes.
Our fourth upgrade recommendation is a disc brake package, even if the upgrade is only on the front side of the retro ride’s brake system. There was a time when cars were built with four drum brakes and a single master brake cylinder. We at MyStarCollectorCar like to think of this bygone era as the daredevil age because brake failure meant an instant road adventure worthy of Indiana Jones.
A brake system upgrade also means drivers would not require the reflexes and skill set of a Formula One driver to navigate with a no-brakes scenario in their old rigs.
Our fifth and final addition to our old car improvement list is fuel injection. Today’s add-on fuel injection systems are basically idiot proof and simple enough for a chimpanzee of average intelligence to install them.
Fuel injection provides a more efficient way to blend gas and oxygen, so the engine’s cylinders get less of an overflow fuel bath and more of an explosion from every figurative and literal start.
Consequently, there is less friction and wear in an engine with a fuel injection upgrade. The engine is happier and so is the owner because the old war pony has a little extra gallop and fewer rebuilds.
In conclusion, MyStarCollectorCar should add that our list is not like a tattoo because our upgrade options need not be permanent if an owner has a change of heart and wants to eliminate them.
Jim Sutherland
