When does it become a 'Classic'??!??
10 March 2003, 11:36 AM
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Spent most of the weekend happy as a sandboy - stuck underneath the rear tunnel of my '86 Mercedes Cosworth, de-rusting, cure-rusting, and waxoyling prior to fitting new five link arms, rebuilt Diff, and new shocks and springs. Next week, I'll be doing the same to the front end.
Whilst angle grinding my way to enlightenment, I began pondering something.....
My Merc is a classic, by virtue of its age - according to the insurers. But that makes little sense to me.
So, I've decided on the following definitions:
Classic:
An old/older car no longer in production that you're prepared to sink disproportionate amounts of money into, in an effort to return it to its former glory. Non petrol heads cannot see the point in hooning around in a 16 year old car.
Cult Classic:
Same as above, except nobody - including the petrol heads - can understand why on earth you're sinking so much money into it.
Future Classic:
As number one, except its still in production
Whilst angle grinding my way to enlightenment, I began pondering something.....
My Merc is a classic, by virtue of its age - according to the insurers. But that makes little sense to me.
So, I've decided on the following definitions:
Classic:
An old/older car no longer in production that you're prepared to sink disproportionate amounts of money into, in an effort to return it to its former glory. Non petrol heads cannot see the point in hooning around in a 16 year old car.
Cult Classic:
Same as above, except nobody - including the petrol heads - can understand why on earth you're sinking so much money into it.
Future Classic:
As number one, except its still in production
10 March 2003, 12:57 PM
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It's curious what defines a classic, innit?
As an example, the Lotus Cortina is a bona-fide, blue-chip classic by anyone's standards. But the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus? As M_C said above, it's definitely a *cult classic*, even though it's arguably the hottest of the first-generation hot hatches.
Same with the Strada Abarth 130TC -- most people have forgotten it already but a MK1 Golf GTi will always be regarded as a true classic.
The Cosworth 190 will always be regarded as a classic 'cos of the Cosworth name, and the rep. for build & reliability of Mercs in the 80s.
As an example, the Lotus Cortina is a bona-fide, blue-chip classic by anyone's standards. But the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus? As M_C said above, it's definitely a *cult classic*, even though it's arguably the hottest of the first-generation hot hatches.
Same with the Strada Abarth 130TC -- most people have forgotten it already but a MK1 Golf GTi will always be regarded as a true classic.
The Cosworth 190 will always be regarded as a classic 'cos of the Cosworth name, and the rep. for build & reliability of Mercs in the 80s.
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10 March 2003, 10:29 PM
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i believe if its over 10 years old insures can accept it as classic.
I'd have said any car over this age that has ceased depreciating and will keep a decent value i.e. over £1000 or more
Lots of people also call the 'original' model of a car a 'classic' aka the 'classic' shape scoob
I'd have said any car over this age that has ceased depreciating and will keep a decent value i.e. over £1000 or more
Lots of people also call the 'original' model of a car a 'classic' aka the 'classic' shape scoob
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