Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[gillberry]

Having one of those long soaks in the bath (as you do after a long hard day at work) and a thought comes in to my head (i dont have many good ones according to the other half)
but back to the question - what do you class as -
Retro
Classic
Vintage

is there a age limit, range or is it a matter of what you like to call it?

[Jason]

just got this from wikipedia.......

A vintage car is commonly defined as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930. There is little debate about the start date of the vintage period—the end of World War I is a nicely defined marker there—but the end date is a matter of a little more debate. The British definition is strict about 1930 being the cut-off, while some American sources prefer 1925 since it is the pre-classic car period as defined by the Classic Car Club of America.

but I call my 1948 Alvis a vintage car

jason
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[peter scott]

I think Retro is just anything new that apes the designs of the past.
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[Keith D]

In Australia, Retro means a new car that is styled somewhat similiar to an older vehicle. EG New Beetle, New Mini, Plymouth Prowler etc.
Vintage is a vehicle manufactured between 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1930. (Strict)
Post vintage is used more than Classic, and is a generic term refering to almost any car built after 1930, but over 25 years old.

keith D

[62rebel]

and then there's the whole set of "auction house" definitions to go by! apparently any old bit of dross can be a "classic" if it hangs around long enough.
mine are just "OLD" to me.... even though i think the Galaxie does actually qualify as an "Antique" now. (1959; my Falcons are a '62 and '66 respectively, and my Spittie is a '79 with traces of '76 transplanted on)