You don't do something you're passionate about for financial reasons, you do it because it's your calling. If you look at it with a "cost is no object" approach you're able to rationalize your actions. These cars are more than mere toys for people who like to tinker, they're rolling history, automotive art in some cases. Can the same be said for today's corporate plastic disposable commuter bubbles? In thirty years will someone lovingly select the perfect injection molded plastic dash pieces for a Camry? Probably not.

Look at it this way. Why drink beer / liqour / wine / soda / coffee when you can drink tap water for next to nothing? Because tap water has no passion, no soul, no traditions. Financially, it makes sense to drink tap water for the rest of your life, but you wouldn't want to do it would you?