Saw a question on this site that kind of hit home today. It was "what does a wagon mean to you?". Well I figured out a better question. What does a classic mean to you. My brother and I just got through parting out a 1962 jeep gladiator, that will furnish parts for my son's first truck. A 1970 jeep gladiator. After we were through, we fired up the 62 squire and made a Trip to the gas station (several miles away). After that we visited a few friends and showed the wagon off. Ya the car is not registered. Ya it fired up and quietly provided us with an hours worth of pleasure. Along the way my brother made the comment "this is what classics are supposed to used for", not invested in, not restored and drooled on, but driven and enjoyed for what they are. I could envision, both a mom getting groceries before picking the kids up and Martin Luther king being driven from the airport all in the same car. What luxury. While we were gassing up, a couple kids stopped and asked if it was a caddy. I told them no it was a ford, they rode off on their bikes and stopped to take a few camera phone pictures before leaving. After that we looked at a 1955 LCF big rig moving truck. it will be our toy hauler when we go to the dunes. we made a bet it was a runner. What fun it will be getting that old 265 v8 running. That is what classics mean to me.
While my car may be newer than that one, I would consider it to be more of a 'classic' as it was practically the same style as the 1979's and everything about them hearkens back to a 70's/80's car and really isn't a representative of a typical car from 1990. The hatchback, I wouldn't consider a classic. Very modern, at least to me. Just an opinion, however.
Classic ??? I'm going to get it now..........:sorry:.......... To me to be a classic it should be before mid-sixties. But everyone has their own thoughts and opinions on this.mg: Even though many newer wagons look nice, and I may own one if I get a nice one cheap enough, even those after the 60's are simple cars...........:rant: I could almost go back to anything after 1957.
Missed the point, probably my fault. It's not about the year, it's not about how good of an investment it is, it is not about how popular the style is. The enjoyment of driving something that takes you back to a different time when things were built differently. In my case to a time before I was alive. Perhaps it is age dependent. My brother has a 1947 cat d8 dozer. It Is fun to see how those old guys ran equipment back in the day. It works great, but you had to be a little tougher to work a full day on one of those. It's a classic in my mind.
Nice rabbit. Is it a diesel? I like vw's, mostly air cooled. What kind of fuel mileage do you get? They don't make them like that anymore.
Happen to pass by the local cruise in my neck of the woods and seen a sign thier that said parking for '81 and older cars... anything 25 years or older qualifies for a antique here but the local car club decides the year for the cruise by whatever the newest car thier buddies have Good Ole Louisiana politics.Guess my '83 won't be allowed in and I consider my '48 ford 8n tractor a classic it is just a little better than a mule. I also consider my '55 bel air a classic and Chevrolet considers my wagon a classic, Caprice Classic
Classic to me, is backyard restorable, tunable and repairable. Keyword is backyard AKA DIY! Nostalgic is like this: http://oldfortyfives.com/ Or this: http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject:"Car Commericals" If I had my druthers, I'd want my Fairmont Squire on a real frame, not unibody. I've owned and preened this baby since 1997, when I bought it Guadalajara, MX, and Mustanged the heck out of her. She's a sweetie.
