Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

bob2 · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 1728 Location: Malta

however my point was that everyone has his own definition of classic and as long as old cars are rescued and kept in good working order and maintained year after year we should just leave it like that and not bother too much.
After all if 80's and 90's cars are not kept and maintained by enthusiasts younger generations of the future will not know what cars looked like during these periods so in my opinion these will also be refered to as classic as years go by. After all thats what happened with 50's and 60's cars.
During the 70's and 80's most cars from the 50's and 60's were seen as bangers and not worth spending a single penny on.

Job-Rated · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1010 Location: Sugarbeet County

I would like to add...

E-Type
Lotus 7
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old gto · Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 172 Location: Orlando, Florida

Old-Nail · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 853

I would add:

Morris Minor

Saab 95/6 type

XK 120 series

Austin Atlantic

clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

I would also agree that 1973 is a fair cut off year as the tax disc says "historic vehicle " Basically if your car was built pre jan73 its historic, after that its a gas guzzler. Until a government restores the 25 year tax exemption, then its all up in the air again.
If your car is what you want then in your eyes its a classic.
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22819 Location: UK

to pick up on what 71marina mentions about the original rolling cut-off for the zero rate roadtax, I agree it'd be handy if it was re-introduced (we know who to thank for it being frozen at pre-1973!!), but I think 25 years is too soon - much better say 35 or even 40 years. Just 25 years would cover too many vehicles, ok a few interesting ones might be in there but way too many boring 80s tat would too (Montegos, Maestros, Sierras and similar dirge), that have no right to any label of 'historic' at such a young age.

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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

I have to agree Rick.
Too often we go too classic rallies and there are as many modern(ish). cars on display as there are classics

That's not what I pay my money to see.
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clan chieftain · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Posts: 2041 Location: Motherwell

I agree with you on that one and our club is in the modern(ish) class also.
But there are stands with XJs and BMWs only a few years old.
You tend to find there are modern cars in say a regional car club more than in a one make car club.
Although the Jaguar club covers any age of car there is not a cut off age.
There are very few events up here that are pre60 or pre70 .Organizers just want the public in.
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Den · Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 99 Location: Ontario, Canada.

Technically a "Classic" car is what's on the following list:

http://www.classiccarclub.org/CarList.htm

And in TRUTH, it is the most abused term in all of cardom! Most younger people these days blatantly refer to cars made in the 90's as "Classic".

We North Americans even call things like 1981 Olds Cutlasses "Classic". HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!

Um, actually, I may be wrong. Restored might be more abused???

Razz

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