Old Elac 796 H Sp worth restoring?

I own a Elac 796 H Sp now for some 25 years. At the time an excellent MM cart with vdHul-I needletip. I wonder whether it's worth it to have it restored.

The problem is the needle is gone and before that the stereo width had greatly diminished. A replacement needle is no more available off the shelf.
Restoring by e.g. van den Hul or the Cartidge man would cost hundreds of euros.

Do you think it worthwhile? I suppose the technical developments have gone on. Would a modern cartridge of the same price be better?