They way the market has become, with all the tacticool-ness, metallurgy changes, finish differences, cost cutting attempts and the one element that encompasses all of these things, the swing and miss attempts at paying homage to a day when firearms were at their prime, there won't be any that will catch your eye. It can't be classic unless it is an actual classic, or it's built exactly to classic specs, and no one does the latter because of design changes that are sometimes for the betterment of one aspect (bigger sights being an example) but distinguish the "new" from the "old" so subtly but distinctly.
You want a classic 1911? You're just gonna have to put the money up for one that was actually from a previous era, or pay less (or even more in some cases) and get products of the current market, which just don't share the same prestige or spirit that the actuals do.
I honestly think Browning is facepalming in his grave at what has happened to his design 100 years later.
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