Antique - Vintage - or Classic Car?

[JCY]

Since our cars are older, I was curious if it really is an "antique" as was suggested. An "antique" is a vehicle manufactured before 1975 ( or 45 yrs. old). A "vintage" vehicle is one manufactured from 1918 to 1930. A "classic car" is one that is 20 or more years old. So I guess we fit into the classic category. The Grand Marquise is commonly seen on the roads, so I hope a motor will be found.

[201 Treadler]

Id say 'vintage' was a steam powered car. and the very very very early electric cars may be classed as very antique vintage. seen on London to Brighton run.

we both in classic level of car age, my car was chosen, because new cars have too hard suspension, we tried many hire cars to see what each brand was like, they were like riding over marbles and feeling everyone of them! I found them very painful to journey in. modern cars dont have flexible tyre walls which adds comfort hey ho,
our old lass rides well, with the electric age upon us am more then happy to keep this going, then add an electric motor when fuel supply runs out, that's what used to do with early engines when they wore out, and were swapped out with a new engine.. none of this scrapping whole vehicles.
Toyota however have been mentioned on a youtube they have a different idea to electric cars.
lets hope they get you back on road soon.

[jjkaiser]

Yep I think your cars are Classic. We had a 1972 Cutlass years and years ago. That thing was a gas hog, had to put $10 in every time we went someplace. But what I remember most is it had this giant steering wheel! And of course no power windows.

[MSN]

On the opposite end of the spectrum, we had the opportunity the other day to test drive a top of the line Tesla. It costs more than I paid for my house. No, we won't be purchasing it. 😆 That Tesla had a very different steering wheel. We eventually figured out how to activate the turn signal (there are no levers on the steering column), but we never did figure out how to deactivate it after making a lane change. The technology was overwhelming to this old lady. And the screen is literally larger than my laptop's screen.

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[201 Treadler]

it looks like knightrider steering me thinks. did it talk to you?

[MSN]

It might; we turned the volume down. It did make a few electronic beeps. And I'm sure it has voice recognition so that you can talk to it.

[grammaterry]

We have a 63 Falcon convertible with less than 100K miles, a 2002 Cad. Escalade with less than 100K, and two trucks nearing 300K. We used to trade our trucks in at 100K but with rising costs found that trade in values were not keeping up with reality. So we decided to just drive the socks off of em.

[JCY]

My Mercury has ~160,000 mi. on it. Glen's Ford has fewer than that. Since he hasn't been driving for >10 yrs. his car doesn't get driven as much.

[Mary Lynn]

My Grandpa bought a 63 Falcon a few months before he died. My Grandma had never driven in her life. When he was no longer able to drive he gave her lessons & taught her how. After his death she got her license at 73 & drove that Falcon till she was well in her 80’s.

[JCY]

Good Morning, Everyone ~ It's not quite 60* & cloudy. A chance of showers later this afternoon or eve. It's supposed to be in the 70's. Today is Lady Bugs lunch at the local I-Hop, which I didn't even know re-opened. I'm planning to go. We didn't meet last month. Our "leader" (99 y.o. lady) has been in/out of the hosp. with repeat falls & rehab. She's plucky; she does the work & keeps on truckin'. She moved to a retirement center recently where she will have housekeeping services & can eat in the dining room, so no meal prep. She's a very social person. I hope she makes it to her 100th BD in July. She's planning a party!

I didn't do much of anything yest. After 3 nights of not enough sleep, I didn't have the energy for much. Our next door neighbor came over yest. to inquire about the name of our lawn service. His gr. son usually mows their yard, but he's in mgmt. training, is working long hours, & doesn't have the time to mow their yard. Our neighbor already is overworked being caregiver for his wife who has Parkinson's & some dementia. He has to do all shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. & is worn out. I feel bad for him. I suggested he call the local senior center to see if he can get some help. I know there are county resources out there.

DH has been busy this morning cleaning & oiling our fans & one space heater. He says he's worn out.

Jordan's Fabrics' daily e-m showed a new fabric line this morning called "Zen." I liked most of the fabrics, but not all. Matt has been putting together his own kits, FQ bundles, JRs, etc. I estimated the yardage cost of the FQ bundle. It would be cheaper to buy the fabric by the yard. I ordered the DD today. Since the switch in the M* website, I've never been able to figure out how to apply my quilter's cash. I don't see a place on the checkout page to do it. I did some online chat. I'll see if it gets applied.

Well, time for breakfast, a bath, & get dressed. If I don't eat soon, I won't be hungry for lunch.

[grammaterry]

First for the quilters cash...make sure you are logged in. Then, fill out your order and go to checkout. On the lefthand side you will see your amount and a little slidder bar that lets you slide it to the amount of quilter cash you want to apply. You can't apply it with any other promotions as near as I can tell and if you use it and it reduces your total amount under the $59 minimum they will add shipping back to your order.

[BobW]

Since our cars are older, I was curious if it really is an "antique" as was suggested. An "antique" is a vehicle manufactured before 1975 ( or 45 yrs. old). A "vintage" vehicle is one manufactured from 1918 to 1930. A "classic car" is one that is 20 or more years old. So I guess we fit into the classic category. The Grand Marquise is commonly seen on the roads, so I hope a motor will be found.

I think you are right that your Marquis is a Classic type car. I have a Mercury Sable (2001) with only 84,200 miles on it. I generally consider a car over 25 years old to be a potential classic. But you should be able to get a motor without a lot of trouble. The older Mercury's are great cars, but they are also considered an "Orphan Car" since the Mercury auto is out of business now, even though Ford will service them.

[JCY]

The motor has been VERY hard to find! No new parts, but a search has been made of used parts nationwide. (thank goodness for the internet) We just learned that the NAPA parts folks found one & notified our auto repair shop. The car will be left at the shop
over the weekend. They will keep it inside for safe keeping. So no vandalism concerns or hail damage in case of a storm. We should have a functioning seat next week. The part with shipping is $500.+! Also added in will be the diagnostics & labor. We're looking at a total bill of >$900. Painful, but at least I'll have a functioning seat. We thankfully have not had any major car expense in a while. It's cheaper than buying a
new or used car.

[cashs mom]

As a member of the classic car/show car community, I consider antique as the very old cars as pre 1950's. The 50's to 80's are vintage. Anything else is contemporary. But that's just me. Classics do tend to be the more desirable cars that have a following and considerable worth.

I do drive my cars forever. We have 2 cars and a truck that we drive daily plus 2 vintage cars. All our cars are low mileage for their age. I just traded a corvette in. It was 12 years old and had 46,000 miles on it. Even our truck that's 13 years old only had 120,000 miles on it.

I should add that eBay has been a great resource for us for hard to obtain parts.

[JCY]

I think the auto shop mentioned they also browsed e-bay.

[cashs mom]

It sounds like they are on top of things. Auto shops have some resources that aren't available to the general public. I hope they find everything they need for your project.