I really appreciate your in depth explanation and I agree with you on the less abstract artistic appeal of the SPFC/PT era. Many things I admire are more square and less intricately shaped but still like some curves to be present but overall square and angle dominated and overtly 1980s looking.

Your example of preference for a 60s shape Chevrolet over the boxy 1980s one is a perfect summation of the situation. Authenticity is paramount.

The PT is part of my long term memories and thus there is a powerful sentimental attachment from an era where the latest modern square designs were what people aspired to. Those same designs have lost their appeal these days, considered outdated precisely because of their abundance of angles and straight lines, now considered dull.
We've now gone to computer designed intricate shapes that are very different to the human made from the heart designs. I think I just touched on the appeal of the classic designs of three generations ago and more.
My tastes are the 1980s designs of my childhood or 1970s that look ahead of their time like the VC mowers.

Last edited by Mowerfreak; 21/02/22 04:45 PM.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!