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http://www.angelesxtra.com/when-does-an-old-banger-become-a-classic-car

There you go itsmee... I always thought it was 20 years but the answer has variables... I do believe in British Columbia a car is a classic if it is 20 years old and has not been modified. 

I will need to do some research now. I will try to find out how rare it is. I will report back. This will reallly make my husband smile because he gets this really funny look on his face when I drive it off to the store. (I drive very little because of my neck problem) That car might last forever.

i was told by an insurance agent it was 25 years, whether he was right or wrong, i don't know for sure.

I'm  thinking 25 years old and  have an antique auto on your hands.

It all depends on the raretly of the car.....

jhharlan is right.  The Edsel, a loser then, is perceived as a loser now.  Therefore, no amount of lapsed time could make it a classic.

20, it becomes a antique at 25.

Describe the car. Make,model,color,odometer reading...do tell.

I heard that it has to be 25 years or older to be a classic. It seems to me, tho, like it should be longer than that......b/c so many cars of today look like some of the late 70s cars........like the Granada. And We still have a lot of cars that look like the Taurus did  in the later 90s.

In Australia, a car built between 1956 - 1977 is deemed a classic --- as of  2012 the car must be at least 40 years  old, and be totally original.

25 in PA. I have a chevy pick-up that's old enough too drink. Two more years and it's an antique. My newer truck doesn't get anywhere near the mileage the old one gets, so much for the idiots in Detroit.

In England it is 25 years and it also becomes exemt from road tax at that age.

I appreciate your answer. I let go of that car some time ago. I thought at first it was a Classic but it wasn’t  a quality car so I’m afraid it would never make it.

Haven’t seen you around these parts much. Come around and join the parade. : D

I'm thinking about 20 to 25 years...