The word "classic car" first appeared in a magazine "Celebrities and Classic Cars" published in the United Kingdom in 1973. Although its literal translation should be "classic old car", it is "classic car". The word "classic car" has a strong anthropomorphic color. This name was quickly recognized by people in the automotive industry from all over the world, and quickly spread, becoming a unified name for vintage cars by enthusiasts around the world.
But there is no generally accepted standard definition, and automotive historians and classic car enthusiasts are still debating it. The Classic Car Club of America classifies its preferred brand or model (for example: produced between 1925-1948) as a full classic car (FULL CLASSIC), which is defined as "an extraordinary car with excellent design, high craftsmanship standards and production", orientation American brands are preferred, while European products are a pity that they are a lost product in the ocean.
Not every old car qualifies as a classic car. Good maintenance is an important prerequisite. There are not many cars with classic designs on the market. Just like most cars nowadays are four-door family cars produced at low cost, they are just transportation tools. The automobile originated in Europe, and the automobile era began in the United States.
On May 8, 1879, Selden of Rochester applied for a patent in New York, but it was not approved until November 5, 1895, making it the first patented automobile in the United States. At one time, many patented cars were produced.
In 1893, Charles Durier built a gasoline-powered three-wheeled car, and in 1896, his company built 13 of the same car.
Haines, Ransom Olds, Charles King and Henry Ford began producing automobile gasoline in 1894, 1895 and 1896 respectively.
After that, a series of automobile races sparked public interest in automobiles, and bicycle and horse-drawn carriage manufacturers switched to automobile manufacturing. Antique Cars (ANTIQUE): All cars before 1930 Production Cars (PRODUCTION): All cars before 1930
Classic Cars (CLASSIC): Very high-quality cars produced in 1930-1948 (EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CAR)
PRESTIGE: Premium cars from 1946-1972.
Limited PRODUCTION: "Special INTEREST" cars produced in small quantities after World War II. Generally speaking, they are more comprehensively divided into:
All cars before 1918 Collectively called antique cars (ANTIQUE), they are subdivided into EDWARDIAN and VETERAN;
Cars from 1918 to 1931 are early famous brands (EARLY VINTAGE);
Cars from 1932 to 1945 are called VINTAGE;
The representative cars after the war are regarded as MODERN CLASSIC. Old cars: before 1925;
Classic cars: 1926-1941;
Post-war classics: after 1945.
The world generally uses the division of the United States as the standard. Because the United States is the largest automobile kingdom and owns the vast majority of classic cars (the main market for European luxury cars before and after the war was the United States), and after the war, Americans used their abundant financial and material resources to almost cover all luxury classic cars in Europe. Empty.