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Summary: In order to determine if a car is classic, a car has to be recognized by the Classic Car Club of America. Discover why many special-interest cars and muscle cars are improperly classified as "classic" with help from a former automotive technology professor in this free video on classic cars.
Bob Ricewasser is a former automotive technology professor and an avid car collector. He has a broad level of knowledge on vehicles, ranging from the "horseless carriage" era to...read more
"I want to tell you how you can determine whether your car is a classic or not. I think most people are going to be disappointed because "classic" is the most overused term in the automobile hobby. First of all, if your car is a classic, it has to be recognized by the Classic Car Club of America. They only recognize vehicles built that are of special recognition between 1928 and 1948. If your vehicle doesn't fall within that time frame, just about forget it, you're not going to be recognized. So a lot of people like to call a lot of the vehicles that you'll see in the background or see in this piece classics and they're not. The only one that's a recognized classic is the Cord, basically because of it's unique front wheel drive setup which was a early pioneer in the mid 30's and also because of the Gordon Buehrig body design on the vehicle. Unfortunately the nose piece is off this Cord but it was called the "Coffin Nose Cord" because of the way the front hood and the fenders were designed by Gordon Buehrig who was a very famous automotive designer. So again, most of you are going to be disappointed. Many vehicles would be probably considered "special interest cars" or "muscle cars" that you'll see here, but they're not going to be classics unless they were built between '28 and 1948, and recognized by the Classic Car Club of America."
eHow Article: How Do I Determine If My Car Is a Classic?