[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by The Champ

I'm not sure why the year 1915 is a basis in the definition. Maybe it's that the automobile industry was still in it's infancy prior to that.

As to excluding any TBird, Mustang or Toronado - none of them come close to my idea of a classic.

I think what you are describing is a 'Milestone Car'. Both my '64 GTO and and the '49 Cadillac Series 75 are considered Milestone Cars.

"There are 5 Criteria for acceptance of a car as a Certified Milestone Car. The model should be distinctive because of Styling, Engineering, Performance, Innovation, and/or Craftsmanship-relative to their contemporaries. A Blue Ribbon Panel reviews all cars/models nominated by a member in good standing."

Milestone Society Cars include Fords, VW's, Toyotas, AMC's and most other car brands.

http://milestonecarsociety.org/?page_id=9

Well - except the '55, '56 and '57 Chevys are also excluded by that 1915-1948 criteria.

I think most would agree they are the epitome of classic.

It has to be a sliding scale, changing with the times. After all, there was a time when C2 Corvettes were not considered "classic".

In fact, in view of the fact that they were introduced in 1953, by this definition no Corvette would be considered "classic".

K