19-02-2019, 08:11 AM
I've wondered about this, too.
Personally, I wouldn't want to attempt serious work on anything built after about 1980, but a younger enthusiast probably wouldn't be half as daunted by the electronics as I am.
The biggest challenge would be the near-impossibility of "make do and mend", using raw materials and generic parts when the original equipment is not available.
As a slight aside, I well remember an article in Practical Classics from about forty years ago bemoaning the fact that then-current cars like Allegros, Hunters and Cortinas would NEVER be classics!
Personally, I wouldn't want to attempt serious work on anything built after about 1980, but a younger enthusiast probably wouldn't be half as daunted by the electronics as I am.
The biggest challenge would be the near-impossibility of "make do and mend", using raw materials and generic parts when the original equipment is not available.
As a slight aside, I well remember an article in Practical Classics from about forty years ago bemoaning the fact that then-current cars like Allegros, Hunters and Cortinas would NEVER be classics!