You are close Mark, the criteria are very specific, but the list of true
"Classic Cars" was not open to additional vehicles being added in the future. I
am thinking that was the point of the Milestone Car Society.
Paul
In an email dated Fri, 12 Mar 2004 5:15:46 pm GMT, <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>I agree, the term "classic" has been degraded to the point that it is almost
>meaningless
>now, in my opinion. After all, we have Coke "Classic" and Apple calls its
>last operating
>system, which is only about 2-3 years old, "Classic mode," etc., etc. I think
>it all depends
>on age, too. I once heard a guy in his 20's refer to an 80's model car as a
>"classic."
>Maybe to him! :)
>
>I think the Classic Car Club of America is the group that really started using
>that term, or
>at least made an attempt to define it, and I'm sure that definition is printed
>somewhere.
>Just being old does not automatically make something a classic!
>
>(Unless we are talking people!)
>
>If I recall their definition there were several requirements. In order to be
>considered a
>classic, a car had to:
>
>1. Be the first of a series or the last of a series (the first 300, the last
>Imperial convertible)
>and/or
>2. One of the models from a distinguished line of models (any Duesenberg,
>etc.)
>and/or
>3. represent a significant technical or styling advancement
>and/or
>4. represent a desirable "only" of anything-- e.g., the only turbine car, the
>only Corvette
>with a split rear window, the only year XZY option appeared, etc.
>
>Please go easy on me, this is from memory! (Fuzzy memory, at that)
>
>To be "collectible" there were other criteria, like popularity. Many folks
>will call a car a
>classic when in truth it is really more of a collectible. An example would be
>a Gremlin.
>Not really an outstanding car for any reason, so it can't be a classic. But
>it's unique and
>sort of interesting, so it's definitely collectible.
>
>Maybe someone can find these definitions and reprint them here.
>
>Mark M
>> From: Mike Pittinaro <mechimike@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: 2004/03/12 Fri AM 10:45:54 EST
>> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: IML: Classic?
>>
>> > I am always amazed at just how loosely the term
>> > "Classic" is used, especially in advertisements like
>> > this. They do the same thing with "Antique". These
>> > terms and another one (Milestone) are very specific
>> > definitions that apply to specific "eras" of
>> > collectible automobiles.
>>
>> The abhorrent condition of that '68 'vert
>> notwithstanding (I didn't even notice the harvest gold
>> carpetting, i was looking at the car on my projector
>> which is only a 800x600 res), I thought that a 68
>> Imperial would qualify as a Classic. In the state of
>> Maryland, you can get Historic plates for anything
>> older than 25 years, or older than 20 years if it is a
>> discontinued model. I thought that 25 years was the
>> threshold for "Classic". Antique I profess to know
>> nothing about, but I thought it was something like 50
>> years old...again, these definitions I am thinking of
>> refer to a car's age, not to the time period during
>> which they were made. I guess, using my logic, in
>> 2040 a 1990 Ford Taurus (if there are any left) will
>> be an Antique.
>>
>> =====
>> --Mike Pittinaro
>>
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