1. You have less than 10 posts and you've decided to ask an entire sub-set of enthusiasts "why bother".....
2. No, your truck can't start, run, turn, drive, or haul anywhere near what the modern equivalent can. Not only that, most of the modern trucks can do it more efficiently, quieter, and more comfortably. Yes old trucks are awesome, but NO they do not do the job of "being a truck" better than any new truck.
3. The only way for your truck turn, drive, haul or ride any better or near a modern truck is; drumroll AIR RIDE. Ya....the same **** that "Slams" a truck, is also the same stuff that LIFTS the biggest of the big, and smooths out the ride for everything from Land Rovers to Greyhound buses. Heck, there are plenty of guys both on here and on a thousand other forums, (s10, ranger, f150 heck ANY big truck) that use their trucks as daily drivers, bike and kid haulers, doing so while dragging sparks down the freeway.
I'll let the fact that your thread was otherwise baseless be ignored.
I think Notorious B.I.G can sum this up for me.
