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Originally Posted by chilcutt
I suppose this argument could also be applied to what some people refer to as a 'Classic Movie'. In my mind a classic movie would be a film from pre- 1945, as opposed to someone saying..'The Deer Hunter' is a classic movie. Out of curiosity, could you tell us what/if any cars you own that are considerd classic?
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Exactly none. I have a 190SL, 230SL 5 speed and a 3.5 coupe. Those are all Milestone cars.
I have about 25 parts cars ranging from a ' 52 300 to a 126 300SE. The old 300 and some 111 coupe parts cars I have would all fall into the Milestone definition but everything else is simply old cars. Anything pre 1972 might fall into Milestone level and is what I think of as being older cars.
Even Gullwings are not Classic cars, that's a Milestone as well. You have to go back to 540K and prewar before you get to Classic car status. A model T would be an antique car but not a Classic - too pedestrian and too many made. Think Auburn, ( not all of them ) Cord, Duesenberg, Pierce Arrow, Bugati, Horch and cars like that. High end, hand made, and few built. These cars were made during the '' Classic era '' of coach built cars. You often bought the frame with engine and then you went to any number of places that would custom build the body for you.
Compare those cars with the assembly line crap that poured out of Detroit during 50's to the 70's that your average guy considers '' classic '' and amost none of them even come close.