When is a car considered an OldTimer

[MaxXL]

Hi.
Just having this debate with some friends and somehow cannot agree on when exactly do we consider a car an OldTimer.
Would you define it by its period, or by its age?
Cheers..

 

[GlamFM]

It's after 30 years.

A quick google would have gotten the job done mon ami.

 

[MaxXL]

Well, in this case do you consider an A3 or a F355 and OldTimer? Isn't more appropriate for the pre 70s ?

 

[05XR8]

Well, in this case do you consider an A3 or a F355 and OldTimer? Isn't more appropriate for the pre 70s ?

I'm 54, soon to be 55. I'd probably say something like a car from 1900-1935 would be an old timer, to me. Something from the 1940-1977/78 would be a classic, to me.

Depending on year, an A3 and F355 are bordering on modern classic. However, I'd say the A3(depending which body style) is just a hot hatch and the F355 is a late-nineties sports car.... to me.

 

[GlamFM]

Well, in this case do you consider an A3 or a F355 and OldTimer? Isn't more appropriate for the pre 70s ?

It really has nothing to do with how you feel about it or what you think is appropriate.
After 30 years, a car is considered an Oldtimer.

If your car is over 30 years old, you can apply for a historic license plate and receive tax benefits in Germany.

It’s the same in France, where it’s called a véhicule de collection.

If you want to decide for yourself when a car is an Oldtimer, that’s up to you.
But if you want the official answer, it’s after 30 years.