The 1911 kind of reminds me of a late 60's, early 70's Corvette/Stingray. They were and still are great cars, just like the 1911's are still great guns, but put the older models up against a new Vette and the oldies might feel great, but in just about every performance parameter, the new Vette is going to put a spanking on those old vintage cars. Sure, you can do some upgrades to the old Vettes and the 1911 has been refined quite a bit in recent years, (especially Kimber, Les Baer) but in most cases, there are still newer models that overall, are equally, or even more reliable. They usually also offer better performance for the amount of money you'll dish out for a prime condition older model versus a new 'version' shooting the same caliber round. But all the same, there's nothing quite like shooting a nice 1911.