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2006-06-21 07:57:01 · 9 answers · asked by beachcomber6695 1 in Cars & Transportation Car Makes Chevrolet

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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?

2006-06-25 02:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Classic cars are listed by the Antique Automobile Club of America
They must had " Class", like Packard, Cadillac, Pierce-Arrow, Duesemberg, Cord, Auburn, etc.....Age has nothing to do with it, to get an antique car tag, it has to be 25 years old, in most States
Few exceptional cars like 55 to 57 "T" birds, 55 to 57 Chevrolet, some early Vettes have gained Classic status because they are special.All the rest are just old cars.
Jean-Pierre

2006-06-21 09:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Depends on your definition of classic. A Classic, as defined by the Classic Car Club of America, is a very special car. See link. A classic, as used by most people, is a popular car and not subject to any age limit. GM called my 77 Chevy a "Caprice Classic" when it was new. Each state motor vehicle department has it's own rules for special plates for old cars. In Wisconsin, it's20 years old for a Collector plate and 30 years old for an Antique plate.

2006-06-22 07:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by monte 6 · 0 0

A classic is 20 years old and an antique is 30. It has nothing to do with make or model.

2006-06-21 09:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Matt 1 · 0 0

Go to your local BMV and ask about buying tags for a classic and for an antique and what are the requirements for puchasing these type of plates.A Classic is car line that is no longer produced in its original state( Monte Carlo rwd verses fwd,Oldsmobile cause its disconntinued,Camaro,Firebird etc,etc) Antique is whatever your BMV will issue those plates for

2006-06-21 15:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

20 years

2006-06-21 08:01:13 · answer #6 · answered by b 4 · 0 0

To be a classic it must be at least 20 years old.

2006-06-21 08:00:01 · answer #7 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0 0

In my state it's 25 years. In many car clubs it is also 25 years.
Some folks will even say it should be before 1980 (pre catalytic).

2006-06-21 08:13:31 · answer #8 · answered by manofadvntr 5 · 0 0

20-25+ yrs. old

2006-06-22 03:16:18 · answer #9 · answered by vetteslayer 3 · 0 0

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