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You do have a valid point there, am I right in saying that the F1 Scarab that raced in the 1950's was originally biult with a part of the engine well out of tolerance. This was only found by accident during a recent rebuild. It seemed to go pretty well at Goodwood, suitably rebuilt.
Maybe modern tools and products can help, tyres have come on a long way for instance. It could be that the modern methods suit some cars more than others. I know that the various authorities try to minimise the effect but we now have a lot of thing available that were not there at the time.
A good example is the film Apollo 13, seeing them work work it all out with a pencil and paper whereas nowdays we use a solar powered pocket calculater. This film was based on events, within living memory, in the 1960's, no computers, no calculators just a good brain, sharp pencil and a slide rule. When was the last time you done a long division ??? How many silly errors or a blunt pencil caused a crash or breakdown ???
Simon
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