Classic car#Modern classics

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Classic cars is a term for older vehicles, especially passenger cars, which are used as collectors' cars, but still no vintage cars. Both terms are apparent anglicisms, the comparable English terms are "classic car" and "modern classic". The word youngtimer is unknown in the English language, "old -timer" is used there as a designation for veterans, the elderly and as a pun for Alzheimer 's disease.

Definition

In German, the limits for the age of the young-timer are not accurately determined. Thus one speaks sometimes even with a passenger over the age of 15 years of a classic cars, the most common being 20 years. Towards the top, the border is open. Even cars from the early 1970s are referred to in part as classic cars when they are not perceived in the streets than a typical vintage.

Classic cars are easily suitable for everyday use with good maintenance and are also partly used as a utility vehicle. Often, however, they are obtained in a state (or restored to such a ) to proceed with reaching 30 years with H approval in the state as a classic car. You have to some extent been more modern technology and a comparable new cars with features such as air conditioning, catalysts, electrical -to-use features such as power windows, anti-lock brakes, or in rare cases even airbags.

Especially popular are sports cars and full-size cars from the later 1980s, sometimes rare coupe and cabriolet versions of well-known large-scale vehicles. One reason is the erstwhile high purchase price and the safety equipment with ABS, airbags and power steering, as well as the opulent facilities and larger engine. Advantages such as a large trunk or a fuel-efficient engine in favor of smaller cars, play a lesser role, so that automotive milestones such as the Fiat Panda ( I) are rarely maintained by enthusiasts as classic cars. Extremely rare vehicles can already be seen at the threshold of ten years as a sought-after classic cars. For example, the BMW Z1, which has already searched a few years after cessation of production of lovers, or the Lancia Kappa Coupé, which was built in small numbers in a body factory hand.

Regulatory

In Germany, a car was at an age of 20 to 30 years in accordance with regulation 49 except traffic regulations as classic cars. This regulation was valid until February 28, 2007, now includes the traffic regulations only, nor a provision as to when vehicles are classified as vintage, which entitles these vehicles for approval with a vintage label, or a red flag for classic cars. The classic cars has since no longer defined in German law.

Various classic cars

Audi quattro

BMW 6 Series ( E24 )

BMW 3 Series (E30)

Chrysler Voyager

Ford Capri

Lancia Delta (I)

Classic cars trucks: Magirus- Deutz 130M8

Mercedes -Benz C 107

Opel Senator A

Classic Porsche 911

Renault Alpine GTA

VW Scirocco

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