You don’t need to worry about those other alternatives just yet.
All you’ve needed all along is a competent, trustworthy mechanic.
Those, of course, are the real classics, and rara aves as well.
It’s not that special of a car, in the big picture. Very special in the small picture, of course.
A guy with general auto electrical competence should be able to make the brake lights work long enough to pass inspection ... especially if his shop does inspections!