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Thin White Duke
Original Poster
314 posts
29 months
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I suppose there is no proper answer for this question, more a matter of personal taste.
How old does or should a car be before it becomes a classic? Do you go with the zero VED of pre 1973 cars, or with the
no MOT pre 1960 cars? Perhaps you think it's when a car is eligible for classic insurance ranging from 10 - 15 years old.
Looking for instance at an early 90's Bentley Turbo R, I'd say they are a future classic, rather than say a T Series from the 70's which to me says classic.
There may be those who believe only vintage cars are true classic.
What do you believe?
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davepoth
19,940 posts
68 months
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More or less around the time that people consider buying them as something other than a daily driver. With a Turbo R, that was the day it left the factory. With something like a non cossie or XR Ford Sierra, it's only just turning the corner now.
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Viperz888
367 posts
27 months
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When they start appreciating in value.
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DonkeyApple
12,031 posts
38 months
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Viperz888 said: When they start appreciating in value. I would hazard that is the most relevant definition.
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Thin White Duke
Original Poster
314 posts
29 months
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Viperz888 said: When they start appreciating in value. Good call, hadn't thought of that one.
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LiamB
4,605 posts
12 months
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Viperz888 said: When they start appreciating in value. What about the original mini? They seem to depreciate quite a lot. (Although they do seem to be going up again..)
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Audi 525i
1,250 posts
21 months
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When they appear in the Classic Cars section of eBay.
Maybe.
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Jw Vw
4,047 posts
32 months
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davepoth said: More or less around the time that people consider buying them as something other than a daily driver. With a Turbo R, that was the day it left the factory. With something like a non cossie or XR Ford Sierra, it's only just turning the corner now. This.
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Jordan Rich
78 posts
11 months
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Audi 525i said: When they appear in the Classic Cars section of eBay.
Maybe. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-MINI-MINI-COOPER-RED-62000-miles-/290732330160?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43b0ff4cb0#ht_500wt_1416 '05 mini - in the "classic cars" section...
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TallbutBuxomly
11,978 posts
85 months
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It seems quite variable. I was looking at a 156 gta sportswagon 2 yrs ago and spoke to a few classic car insurance companies and most were willing to put it into classic insurance due to it's rarity and for very good prices too.
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bamberwell
1,217 posts
31 months
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when does a car become a classic? usually a couple of years after i've sold it! 
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Engineer1
7,183 posts
78 months
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DonkeyApple said: Viperz888 said: When they start appreciating in value. I would hazard that is the most relevant definition. I'd say it's earlier than that, it's when people start spending more than the car's current value on work on it.
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Riley Blue
5,216 posts
95 months
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Engineer1 said: I'd say it's earlier than that, it's when people start spending more than the car's current value on work on it. That's the best definition yet.
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DonkeyApple
12,031 posts
38 months
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Engineer1 said: I'd say it's earlier than that, it's when people start spending more than the car's current value on work on it. There would need to be a caveat or all BL cars were instant classics. 
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Charlie Michael
2,196 posts
53 months
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When you only see them on sunny weekends.
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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Not always about increasing in value
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Randy Winkman
1,990 posts
58 months
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LiamB said: Viperz888 said: When they start appreciating in value. What about the original mini? They seem to depreciate quite a lot. (Although they do seem to be going up again..) Exactly - perhaps that means they are now "classics"?
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pwrc
1,346 posts
21 months
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Engineer1 said: I'd say it's earlier than that, it's when people start spending more than the car's current value on work on it. a good point, until you consider BL snotters as mentioned, or '80s fords which nobody seems to like. hell, people pump money into late '90s corsas, does that make them classic? no no noooooooo
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Zad
8,714 posts
105 months
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Whenever someone thinks of it as a classic and appreciates something for what it is, then it is a classic. The recent Focus RSs are arguably classics already. Given the speed they sold out, they were probably classics before they had been delivered. Yes, this means that pretty every car ever is a "classic" as the term is vague at best.
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huwp
514 posts
44 months
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I always thought that "Classic" was 25 years and "Vintage" 75 years. Plus then whatever else makes a car worthy.
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