Automobile Antique
When is an automobile considered a “classic” (not an antique)?
The term “classic” is used for cars that are no more classic than my 20 year old toaster setting out a box in the shed. There is an organization (and the actual name of the group escapes me…but one does exist) that has established standards for a car to be a “classic” as opposed to a “collectible”. There are no…repeat NO…post WW ll cars that have been designated “classic”. Classic cars are cars of the 20′s and 30′s…Duesenbergs, Cadillacs, Hudsons, etc. You get the picture. That means all those lovingly restored 55-57 Chevys while being great cars are NOT classics. And that 25 year old Ford Crown Vic in the driveway is certainly not either. DMV’s set a 20-25 year standard for doling out license plates in a given state but truthfully how many clerks involved actually know what a “classic” is? So next time you read a for sale ad in the newspaper advertising a “classic” 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo….think what the term “classic” really means. Ask yourself…is that REALLY a classic car?
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