When does a car go from a bag of shit to a classic?

[Coxy]

Just wondering as I drive up and down the motorway everyday and see endless amounts of new cars, but when you see something like an R reg Vauxhall Astra estate, you just think "what a bag of shit!". But, then I see a B reg Astra and think "oooh, that's kinda cool".
So when does a car go from being a bag of spanners to a cool retro ride?

[Emjay]

A vauxhall will always be a bag of shit lol

[darreno'd']

Interesting question, i reckon for mainstream stuff, about seven to twelve years old is old shite, then if it's still around after that it gains a bit of kudos.

I have the same feelings about old buildings, when do they stop being crumbling old piles of shite, and turn into sites of historical interest. Roman ruins especially.

[amanda]

I recon when they become about 18-20 yrs old, so in my books anything pre 90

[joe90]

If i remember correctly footman james say anything 15 years plus is a classic.

Bryan

[Coxy]

Originally Posted by joe90

If i remember correctly footman james say anything 15 years plus is a classic.

Bryan

We had our RS2 insured under a classic policy 3 years ago when it was only 10 years old!

[msh]

Most ppl will say, car older than 15 years is schrot not classic

Btw what does mean that "[letter] reg"? British can't change registration plates?

[amanda]

Originally Posted by msh

Btw what does mean that "[letter] reg"? British can't change registration plates?

The letter means the year it was manufacured so for example if you have f 346 ocd the F denotes it was manu in 88/89 and yes you can change plates but you cannot make the car appear newer than it is.

[steveb]

At 15 years some insurance companys call certian cars future classics then when 20 become classic

[msh]

Originally Posted by amanda

The letter means the year it was manufacured so for example if you have f 346 ocd the F denotes it was manu in 88/89 and yes you can change plates but you cannot make the car appear newer than it is.

That's stupid - letter that denotes year of manufacture coupled with option to change it I like the way how germans are doing Our neighbours lituanians did similar, only in combination "AAA 111", where second letter denotes city of registration - my LT reg [that's long story] B3 have "JLR" - registred in Klaipeda. Unfortunately, lituanians run out of letters "V", "K", "L" some years ago

About that "appearance" - I can make my 1986 B3 appear as 1995 B4, only needed some welding and painting