(Very) Old Cars

happyvac

Member
Does anyone know if there's a specific name attributed to cars of this type? Or is it just a "vintage car"? Thanks.


 

socal57che

Active Member
Vintage and antique are both correct. If it was built prior to 1922 California lets you register it as a horseless carriage.
 

socal57che

Active Member
Originally Posted by HappyVac
Thanks...they're too expensive for me to buy, but at least I can look at them now.
If you research you can find similar cars that are very affordable. Model T sedans with dual spares are under $20k. Dodge Bros. are sometimes even less.
 

happyvac

Member
All I have to spend is 1k
I'm not serious about purchasing one, but if I found a $900 Silver Dawn...hey.
 

nicetry

Active Member
The cars pictured are all marques that fall into the "Classic" car category. This designation is given to certain marques based on design, price, appointments; Packard, Cadillac, Auburn, Cord, Deusenberg, Pierce Arrow, to name a few. There is a national classic car club.
Any car over the age of 25 years can be registered with the AACA (Antique Auto Club of America.
My dad and I owned a couple of antique cars years ago. Had a lot of fun on tours, shows, etc.. My wife and I had all antiques in our wedding. We rode to the reception in the rumble seat of a 1931 Caddy V-12 coupe.
 

dragonzim

Active Member
Originally Posted by HappyVac
...or I could just carry this around for a mere 4k...
LOL!!! You could get a nice thick silver chain and wear it around your neck!!!! :hilarious
:jumping:
 

imurnamine

Active Member
Originally Posted by DragonZim
LOL!!! You could get a nice thick silver chain and wear it around your neck!!!! :hilarious
:jumping:

And you know, there has GOT to be someone out there juuuuust lucrative enough to try it...
 

socal57che

Active Member
more info:
Copy and paste from unknown author.
A vintage car is commonly defined as a car built between the start of 1919 and the end of 1930. There is little debate about the start date of the Vintage period — the end of World War I is a nicely defined marker there — but the end date is a matter of a little more debate. The British definition is strict about 1930 being the cut-off, while some American sources prefer 1925 since it is the pre-classic car period as defined by the Classic Car Club of America. Others see the Classic period as overlapping the Vintage period, especially since the Vintage designation covers all vehicles produced in the period while the official Classic definition does not, only including high-end vehicles of the period. Some consider the start of World War II to be the end date of the Vintage period.
 
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