[Faceman]

I often think that way too and I concur that there may be some pretty stupid trends going on but in general we only think well of the old days because only the good stuff survived. I like listening to 60ies/70ies/80ies songs but when I look at the old billboard charts I find that the songs we remember aren't necessarily the same songs that dominated an era. There were bad TV shows, bad songs, bad books, bad movies, ugly cars and bad games back then but - thank god - nobody remembers them now.
Although I have to agree with the cars. Modern cars have given too much way to that sphere-like round design coming from Japan at first. I mean if you don't look close enough and don't know a lot about cars you can't separate a Mustang from a Honda or a Camaro from a Mazda. This was true for some middleclass or small vehicles back then but never for sports cars or luxury limos.
And then there's another thing modern cars lack: chrome. To substitute chrome with plastic is just the worst idea.
Don't get me wrong. Modern cars are more cost-efficient and comfortable and they probably have a better handling but their looks can never compare to a 1960 De Ville Convertible, a 1961 Corvette, a 1971 Riviera or the classic 1965 Mustang and I'm only talking US cars. I come from Europe and can assure you that I also suffer from design nightmares our car companies have gone into and I fear nothing will ever come where there were the Countach and the Esprit, the Ferraris of the 70ies, the first Porsche 911 or the BMW 507.