vintage

Many people use the terms "vintage" and "[retro]" interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings whose sense is usefully retained if they are used thoughtfully.

Something that is "_vin_tage" (deriving from early usage describing from what delicious classic year the wine in your cellar is) is a historical artifact or re-enactment, something that is genuinely old or an activity that is actually being done in the same way, using the same tools and processes or targeting the same limited technologies, as it would have been done in the past. By contrast something that is "retro" is more vaguely inspired by memories of how things were -- it's a more expressionistic interpretation of something old and how it made you feel, while the vintage article is the actual old thing, done in the actual old way, warts and all.