Being in the foreign car business all my life I can tell you first hand that new technology runs better than old technology. PERIOD. Back when I worked for Porsche in the 80's I was totally amazed at the performance of the legendary 930 or a 944S Turbo, which was a turbo 4 cyl. and produced over 300 HP. I'm also on the waiting list to go to school for the new Nissan GT-R, which is a continuation of the Skyline series here state side. Wicked fast cars.... Today we have Subaru STI WRX's and the Lancia Evo's that are BRUTALLY fast cars, and much better balanced. And know what? The guys driving these cars today will be stoked over a "barn find" Evo in 20 yrs. that will bring THEM back to THEIR youth.
Go ask an old car guy (65yr. old or better...) and he'll tell you stories on how the flathead Ford ruled until that "New" small block from Chevy came along and changed everything.....
BTW: I'll take disc's with ABS over 4 wheel 9" drums any day of the week....