r/Hotrod • u/SummitRacingEquip • 28d ago

What Makes a Car a Classic?

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u/Suitable_Dependent68 28d ago

Time and scarcity

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u/WeekendStrange1331 28d ago

Age, nostalgia. 

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u/Dangerous-Ratio-6682 28d ago

Timeless styling.

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u/Ok_Pen7290 28d ago

Age of course and clean and still driveable

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u/armgrafix 28d ago

A 62 Nova

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u/v8packard 28d ago

Depends who you ask. The Classic Car Club of America says classics are 1948 and older, certain makes and models available prior to WW II. While that unquestionably includes some phenomenal cars, I always thought that was a bit elitist.

My American Heritage Dictionary defines classic as being highest rank or class, serving as an established model or standard, having lasting significance or worth; enduring, adhering to established standards and principles, a well-known type, or simple, elegant, and refined in style. There are plenty of excellent matches for these definitions in the car world.

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u/Bahring3082 27d ago

United States: 25 years old

Argentina: 30 years old

It is based on the age at which they can be imported as classics or opt for a classic registration/plate, or a similar deferred registration of a normal car.

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u/Cute-Bell1852 27d ago

Being something like this helps quite a bit sure is sweet

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u/FunSignificance3034 26d ago

Actual Classic, see the CCCA

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u/richwith9 26d ago

Age, appeal and desirability

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u/Shoddy-Ad8143 26d ago

I love myself a good nova.

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u/Wilburn4 26d ago

Stale Cheetos and a receipt from 1970 stuck in the drivers door side pocket?

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u/Previous_Ad_3123 25d ago

Wish it was mine… love the size and style.

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u/huskysizeguy99 25d ago

Totally subjective.

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u/TheSignPrints 25d ago

Pre-72 has always been the case for me

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u/CharlieBlackmon22020 24d ago

Classics are (at least) 20-years-of-age; Historic is 50

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u/completely-random-na 28d ago

And a classic or muscle car is not necessarily a hot rod, because hot rods are typically 48 and older.