When reviewing or researching Motor Vehicles it is handy to have in mind the Motor Vehicle Era’s Veteran, Vintage or Classic.
Commonly these are understood as:
- Veteran – manufactured prior to 1918
- Vintage – manufactured between 1919 and 1930
- Post Vintage – manufactured between 1931 and 1949
- Classic – manufactured between 1950 and 1969
- Modern Classic – manufactured between 1970 and 1989
However, depending on which country you are in, and how pedantic you want to be we should also include:
- UK Veteran – only pre-1905 vehicles. See the London-Brighton Car Run
- UK Edwardian – manufactured between 1905 and 1918
- UK Vintage – manufactured between 1919 and 1930
- UK Post-Vintage – manufactured after 1930
- UK Classic – no longer made, but desirable. Over 40 years old for no road tax.
and others like:
- Ireland Antique – pre-1905
- Ireland Veteran – 1905 to 1918
- USA Vintage 1919 to 1925 or 1919 to 1930
- USA Antique 1930 to 1975
- USA Classic 2000 or earlier
- USA CCCA “Full Classic” – 1915 to 1948 within a specific list of vehicle models
Basically it is a mine-field of opinions, so I will stick with the top list.