| The term Antique Classics is used in reference to old | | | | a car that's reached 25 is a rare survivor, and |
| cars. According to Antique Automobile Club of | | | | probably not economic to maintain as regular |
| America, an antique car is generally defined as a car | | | | transportation.The term Classic Car is often used |
| over 25 years of age. However, the exact legal | | | | synonymously with the term Antique car, but the |
| definition for the purpose of antique vehicle | | | | formal definition of that term is restricted to specific |
| registration varies widely from State to State.With | | | | high-quality vehicles from the pre-World War II era |
| about 12 years being the normal design life of | | | | which began with the Great Depression in 1930 and |
| modern cars, 25 years is about double and therefore | | | | ended with the recovery after World War II in 1948. |