Originally Posted by Tightwad
When comes to bike frames I'm one who will not buy anything but
lugged steel so my choices are limited to Riv & A.N.T. bikes or used.
FYI, all ANT bikes are TIG-welded. Nice bikes, though.
To the OP, some consumers prefer to buy new products that elicit feelings of nostalgia over the actual vintage items. Hence the Mini, the Ford Mustang, the Triumph Thruxton. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it's a triumph of marketing.
There will always be others who prefer old things, not new things that remind them of old things.