Classic cars don't get too young, do they?
03/30/2015
There are repeated discussions about whether the "30 years" age limit will lead to a flood of classic cars. Some organizers have already started to demand a minimum age of 35 or 40 years in order to prevent the everyday classics of the 1980s from competing in large numbers with the veteran vehicles of earlier decades.
We therefore asked Zwischengas readers whether the age limit for classic cars should be raised. Just over half (54%) voted against raising the age limit, while the "smaller half" (46%) were in favor of raising the entry age (e.g. to 35 or 40 years).
This is therefore not a clear-cut result. It is clear that the classic car scene is divided. This is also reflected in the comments that our "question of the week" received on Facebook:
"It's not classic cars that are getting too young, we're getting older - some of us in our heads too! A car that's 30 years old doesn't get younger just because you knew it when it was new!"
Or:
"What is ultimately collected and "survives" is decided by the collector and not a time period. You will never have to sacrifice granny's little house for a Ford Scorpio or Simca Horizon. They simply die out unnoticed ... "
And also:
"What's more, the "glut" is only because people were still building quality in the 80s. I think far fewer will survive from the 90s."
Or:
"The 50+ generation will have difficulty seeing a VW Golf 1, a W 124, an early Passat, etc. as classic cars because we simply grew up with them in terms of driving licenses ..."
We have already asked the next question of the week and want to know whether the days of the classic parts market are over ...
