In article <059001c1f80b$f8bdc6c0$1398a5d8@triumph>, Jim Hill
<jrhill@chorus.net> writes
>It was written:
>
>"Classic" is . . .
>"Vintage" is . . .
>"Antique" is . . .
>
>You've forgotten to argue over the meaning of "historic".
No need - already defined by our beloved government as "pre-1974".
>
>Or when a plain old "used car" becomes an "old car" (a lot of folks proudly
>collect and restore old cars, but few admit to collecting used cars - and I
>never heard anyone say they'd just finished restoring a used car).
Don't used cars go one of two ways as they get older? The scrapyard or
classic status? Anything that has escaped the scrapper by the age of
20 is a "classic". Anything under 3 is a "new car". Anything between
the two is a "used car".
>
>And what's a "collector car"?
Those little models made by Matchbox and Dinky.
>
>And when this fight dies down, we can all debate the distinctions between
>"rebuilt cars", "restored cars", "remanufactured cars", "continuation cars",
>"recreated cars" and "reproduction cars".
I've never even heard of the last four categories there. I think I'll
sit that debate out...
ATB
--
Mike
Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV
Carly - 1977 Inca Yellow Spitfire 1500 FM105671
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