Yeah, old cars are often rock-solid and always fun to drive.
I'm pretty sure you can feel the road, the speed and the environment.
So , you don't excess speed-limit, for example !
BUT, some old cars are also boring : water infiltration, pollution, scarce spare parts, manual efforts to turn...
So, it's a way of life but it can help you sometimes for sure ;-)
Yeah you are right, some old English cars I wouldn't touch, but Swedish cars were made to last :)