So (thinking out loud) if I like how this bike feels, but it's not exactly sensible to buy up a similar old frame and build it up, that leaves me basically buying a new frame and building up. That's not a problem (but expensive for what I'd like in a build).
My question is, to get a similar feeling bike, should a person search for a similar geometry, material + geometry, or try ride something around the parking lot and hope that on a longer ride you like the feel.