What is a Classic Car? (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3)

What exactly makes a classic car classic? Is it age? Low production numbers? An industry consensus?

The answer is not clear. Even industry experts agree that no one truly has a firm idea of what constitutes a classic car, although everyone has an opinion. The controversy rages in industry circles over what cars get to be called “classics” and which ones do not, and each expert comes up with his or her own definition of what a classic truly is – all of which adds to the general confusion.