You had a usable 1937 in 1970? Wow, didn’t see too many outdated cars then, never mind now.
A 1937 was 33 years old in 1970, like driving a 1988 car today. Old, but not antique. One of my coworkers in 1972 had a 1937 Chevrolet pickup that was still running fine.
It was awesome. IIRC, he paid $300 to a neighbor who had it parked for about 20 years as he was getting too old to drive it. I almost bought it off him, after learning a bit about replacement parts and such decided I didn’t want to buy an antique, not at 17. Had my first date in that car, too.
But what do I know, I bought a 1992 FMV M1038 HMWVV 6 years ago, I take it out and play with it about a dozen times a year, fix another leaking seal, take it out, change a thermostat, take it out, change window seals, rebuilt/replaces canvas doors for X-doors (SO much quieter), have a complete red dot AC unit in my shed ready to install when I get it moved to TN where I have space to work on it.
Drive it? On the highway? It’s like entering the earth’s atmosphere in a space shuttle.
I replaced the transfer case 5 years ago, dropped it onto my lap/chest and rolled it off onto a creeper, reversed the operation to replace. Has amazing ground clearance.
Lots of fun. Both my kids have driven it. Wife won’t even ride in it. Just me and my dog (GSD Hudson Shepherd on fakebook).