Does a car need to be special to be a classic?

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 07/11/2014 at 15:17 • Filed to: Debate

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Personally, I don't think so.

I say as long as the car has either a, cult following, has done something to advance cars in time, has history or is famous in someway by any means, it can be a classic. It doesn't need to be special, but now that I think of it, maybe being "special" is in the eye of the beholder. It depends on what YOU as a person thinks is special. Take the Toyota Tercel for example:

Before breaking bad, I don't think many people knew or cared of it's existence; hell, I didn't start watching it until after it had ended. I've got a friend with a blue Tercel just like the one in the picture, that he drives from New York to Michigan every year to go to college, that and me watching BB has made it a special car to me, because it's something not many people have or daily drive on very long commutes even.

So it seems this debate has changed a bit as I typed this. Oppo, what do you think defines a car as "classic" or even a future classic, and why? Discuss!

Ike > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:21

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64 1/2 65 mustangs. Broke all sorts of sales records, and they are classics. They wouldn't be special in 1970 but are classics now.

I think a old car cared for is a classic, it could be a trecel or a Aztec or a mini van, if it's been looked after it's a classic. (Classic does not equal cool tho)

Brian Silvestro > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:21

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All this post did was make me want a new (or very old) Mustang.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:22

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Lets take the 57 chevy for example.

What makes it a classic?

1 so many people had them as their first cars.

2 it is beautiful.

3 so many people have fond memories with them.

4 almost everyone knows what it is.

5 it has a cult following

6 it is a car almoat anyone can love.

7 All of this make it SPECIAL

Conclusion- Classic car must be special.

GeorgeyBoy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:22

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Isn't a classic car defined as 30 years old or more or something. I think classic is the wrong word here.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Brian Silvestro 07/11/2014 at 15:22

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Good!

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:24

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It is a classic. It just will never be a valuable one.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 07/11/2014 at 15:25

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Being a classic and special are two different things. A car can be a classic based on your 1-6, but it's only special if you think it's special to you and you alone. It's your opinion of the matter!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > GeorgeyBoy 07/11/2014 at 15:26

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What would you say then? Do you think a car needs to be special to be a classic?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ly2v8-Brian 07/11/2014 at 15:26

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Do you think it's special.

camaroboy68ss > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:27

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All cars become classics, desirability is a completly different thing. Mustang II ara classic but not very high on the deairabiltiy chart. Well mayber the front end, but not the complete car. Gremlins, Pacers, Corvairs, all classics but a little I loved. Now all 70s throwaway garbage is classics but its all about desire. so in a way the car has to be special to be recognized.

GeorgeyBoy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:30

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No. I think a car needs to be special to be collectable or sought after. Classic to me just means old. Maybe the picture of the current and older Mustang is confusing me here.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:31

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I guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It is the owner's opinion on why it is classic and if it is special.

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:31

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no, not my thing. But to the right person it is. Nostalgia is what keeps old cars that don't have much value on the road.

jariten1781 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:33

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I think of it this way. Classics are, in general, special. They tend to be either first ofs or pinnacles of a period's design paradigms. Other cars are antiques. Antiques can be special to an individual here or there and are cool in their own way, but they don't rise to the level of classics in my mind.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 07/11/2014 at 15:38

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The way I see it, a car being special is whether or not it's very sought after or collectible, a '64 1/2 Mustang, 60s 911, '58 Vette are collectible and therefore, very special.

Classic I think has to do with whether or not the car is nostalgic or memorable. All of the cars I listed are in that case are classic. So some cars can be classic, and or special, it just depends on the car and the person's perception of it.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > jariten1781 07/11/2014 at 15:39

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Spot on right there. I like that. It makes perfect sense too.

Hermann > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/11/2014 at 15:43

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It has to be special to at least one person to be a classic.

May be memory, a feature, its history or just its looks. It may appeal only to you. I think that's what a classic is about. It has that appeal... many cars have an appeal, but some have more than others and that makes them special. Which makes them a classic, even if it's just for you.