Scene generally open to younger classic cars and youngtimers (question of the week)
With the youngtimer generations, i.e. cars built in the late eighties and early nineties, becoming more and more numerous, the question arises again as to whether such "young" cars have any place at all at a "proper" classic car event. For owners of a Triumph TR4 or a Mercedes Pagoda, a Golf II is not really a classic car.
However, the scene is not in complete agreement on how young classic cars should be treated at events and meetings. In response to the question of the week "Do we need separate events for young and old classic cars?" , 412 Zwischengas readers responded.
A quarter (24%) are liberal and open-minded. For these people, a VW Golf II, a Ford Escort XR3 or a BMW 325i Cabriolet is just as much a part of a classic car meeting as a Rolls-Royce Phantom I from the pre-war era or a Renault 4CV from the 1960s.
However, a good fifth (22%) would like to draw the line earlier and focus more on exclusivity; after all, many of these 30-year-old cars can still be seen on every corner, so they would not belong at a classic car meeting.
However, half (51%) do not want strict limits and exclusions, but rather a case-by-case approach. It simply depends on the type of event. While everyone should certainly be welcome at large gatherings, the age limit could be raised to 35, 40 or even more at smaller events.
So there is a lot of goodwill and tolerance for young classic cars.
Here are the results of the survey in graphic form:
The next question of the week is already underway, in which we would like to find out from which era old cars are no longer suitable for mechanics (due to the increasing use of electronics and greater complexity)?
And of course you can still read all the previous results of the "Questions of the Week" in the corresponding topic channel
