Classic Z

[ajmcforester]

The Miata which started production in 1989 is only 21 years old Its a fun car and may become a Classic but right now it does not even qualify for Classic license plates in any states i know of ??

Like you want classic plates in this state, read the restrictions, the list is long of how you can use it with those plates. However no one seems to mind the restrictions, including most of the cops.

[Carl Beck]

I like this definition - to define Classic Cars.

CLASSIC: Of lasting and timeless beauty. Think Venus de Milo.

We don't know if a car is a Classic until at least two decades have passed to see if it will pass the Test Of Time. If the car is still considered to be a beautiful automobile by 94% of the automobile enthusiasts - it is most likely going to be considered a true Classic Car by all serious Collectors.

I think there are other factors besides age. I personally feel that a classic often represents some important development or niche in the automotive industry,

Milestone Automobile: One that revolutionizes peoples thinking in terms of Style, Performance and/or Technology. The automobile that can be pointed to as a benchmark of change that was carried forward into the future.

Just a thought..

Carl B.

[tlorber]

I guess the term "classic car" is like "pornography". You can't define it, but you know it when you see it.

[Reverend]

I guess the term "classic car" is like "pornography". You can't define it, but you know it when you see it.

That is the best description so far

[ajmcforester]

I guess the term "classic car" is like "pornography". You can't define it, but you know it when you see it.

OK we don't need to excite the adolescents, besides "pornography" is easier to define than "art"

A group of us is looking to start a car club that cars can become qualified as a club car. The club is for all Japanese manufacture's collector cars, we want to include some newer specialty cars plus all classics/antiques as we define. By having club cars parts and supplies for the car becomes tax except. We don't want to turn down members, but we want to limit certain vehicles. We don't want this to become a tuner club after we put all the work into it. Nothing against tuners it's not the direction we want the club to go.

I was going to define any car over the age of 25 years a classic, I was thinking 20 years. The reason for 25 is need to take good care of a car to last that long 20 years is a long time, but basic maintenance would keep a good Honda going that long. Besides this would only be used to define your standard vehicles like a Civic, 200SX . . . On the specialty cars we are looking at using production numbers to define a car as collector or not (sorry 350z/370z guys you might not qualify), and have a different number to allow rare special editions to qualify. I'm still working on the rules and how I'm going to include restoration cars and race cars.

[FastWoman]

Ajm, maybe you should just name the club strategically, e.g. the Cherry Hill Great Old Cars Club. To me, "old" is a badge of honor. To a tooner kid, it would be a grave insult.

[herbsteiner]

Milestone Automobile: One that revolutionizes peoples thinking in terms of Style, Performance and/or Technology. The automobile that can be pointed to as a benchmark of change that was carried forward into the future.

Just a thought..

Carl B.

There's an excellent suggestion, which is why I consider the first gen. Miata to be an if-not-now-then-soon "classic" car. Perhaps "milestone" is a more appropriate adjective.

Edited December 16, 2010 by herbsteiner

[ajmcforester]

Ajm, maybe you should just name the club strategically, e.g. the Cherry Hill Great Old Cars Club. To me, "old" is a badge of honor. To a tooner kid, it would be a grave insult.

I thought the word vintage may scare them more, but they call mid 90's cars that:D

The Idea of the first gen Miata be a classic I want those guys/gals to join, even though I didn't fit till the second gen came out

Edited December 14, 2010 by ajmcforester

[jellobob777]

The misuse of adjectives to describe cars could be a whole new thread to discuss .

Vintage , Restored , ORIGINAL, Survivor,Classic and Antique could also be in there .I sometimes forward Car ads to a friend of mine who is a Communications Professor at a local University , He is a fellow Z owner and some are just comical.

Edited December 14, 2010 by jellobob777

[ajmcforester]

I also think a classic is a car that defines something. Exe: like the VW bug does for VW, or the VW micro bus does for hippies (why not the Chevy Corvan I don't know), the Z for Nissan/Datsun, Mustang for pony cars, 57 Chevy for the 50's, Civic for tuners, . . . These are nice cars but were not always special cars their cars that became classics by what they represent. I bet you told anyone who bought a 57 Chevy Bel air how much their car would be worth today they would of hauled to you off to the asylum.

[olzed]

So it would take a very vivid imagination to think a 350Z or a 370Z have reached Classic status.

240- 260-280 i'm OK with,and probably the 300ZX Z31. 84-89.

300ZX- Z32, 90-96 not so sure, but then they are over 20 years old as well.!!!

Edited December 14, 2010 by olzed

[Zs-ondabrain]

Kinda hard to believe that my daily driver, that is clean, runs great, etc, etc, will be an Antique in less than 5 years. By definition of coarse.

Weird and interesting all at the same time.

Dave