Modern cars are easy. Any ol’ mechanic or spares shop is likely to be able to repair a car, or find a spare part for you. But with a classic car, spares can be rare, as can repair expertise. And not only do you want the work done or the part found, you might need it to be affordable, or performed or supplied to anything up to a concourse standard.

The internet has made these tasks easier than ever. Source original parts, or find a company all tooled up to provide new parts to original specification. Or you might find a repairer that has worked on your model of car from back when they had just been released.

Even better, you are no longer restricted by geography, with many companies delivering interstate, even internationally.

Ownership of a classic, vintage or antique car in the internet age is now less likely to be the headache that it could sometimes be back in the phone age.