jr19
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Feb 13, 2010 19:54:54 GMT
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It's a question that has been asked before i am sure, how old does a car need to be before it is retro? 10, 15, 20 years or more?! With the scrappage scheme wiping out a "generation" of 10+ year old cars there is a good arguement for anything older than 10 years to be considered retro, anything with the age indicated on the plate by a letter. The Labour government froze the rolling 25 year old tax free status of cars in 1997 so any cars eligible to be tax free are somewhere between retro and vintage super-retro!
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Feb 13, 2010 20:11:21 GMT
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Yes, it has been asked before. Last week in fact.
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Feb 13, 2010 20:12:16 GMT
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Quite old.
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1989 Peugeot 205. You know, the one that was parked in a ditch on the campsite at RRG'17... the glass is always full. but the ratio of air to water may vary.
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Feb 13, 2010 20:15:53 GMT
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Feb 13, 2010 20:16:59 GMT
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"old enough to know better, still too young to care" ;D
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Last Edit: Feb 13, 2010 20:17:16 GMT by Deleted
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Feb 13, 2010 20:20:17 GMT
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Old enough to take a second look when you see one and young enough for you to remember when they were new !
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Feb 13, 2010 20:22:22 GMT
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Yep WTS, The mad thing about scrap scheme is they don't need to be retro, or scrap, or even old really. Roadworthy will do! Its a personal thing depending on age. But imagine a car commonplace a few years ago that you've not seen a few years on the road, then ya've got it.
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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Lawsy
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Feb 13, 2010 20:44:00 GMT
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for me, i was born late 70's so only really noticed cars of that era, early 80's
so for me, retro falls say mid 70's to late 80's..
earlier than 70, i'd kinda class vintage retro depending on style.. then earlier than 60 i'd say more classic/vintage
thats my kind of opinion...
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Feb 13, 2010 21:00:00 GMT
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Ok in my opinion my Uno was retro that was an 89 car the DAF to me is retro as a lot of people will not accept them as a classic car no matter how old they get as they were unpopular, my Triumph now thats a proper full blown classic
DAF is 1973 Triumph is 1967 both of them are around twice as old as me.
As many have said its a matter of opinion
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Lex
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As a young'un, Retro for me are cars from the 80s and early 90s.
I have a '96 Rover 200, and I even consider that to be retro (much to the dislike of some people on here when I made a thread in the readers rides though)
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Resto-UKal
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alexg
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Feb 14, 2010 11:58:11 GMT
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Retro for me is something that demonstrates the ideas, standard thinking and/or cutting edge technology of another era. It has to still be a useable or practical vehicle but up against moderns shows how far things have changed in terms of styling and technology compared to the norm of 20, 30, 40 years ago.
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2010 11:59:15 GMT by alexg
1979 'V' Austin Allegro Estate
1990 'G' Rover Metro GTI 1.8 VVC
1985 Sinclair C5
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Feb 14, 2010 12:01:41 GMT
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It's not an age thing and there is no definitive answer.
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how old is retro?retrowagen1234
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Feb 14, 2010 12:09:57 GMT
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It's not an age thing and there is no definitive answer. hmmmm yes and no... i don't think theres a definate answer.... for instance : alot of manufacturers of say , cars , dragged out the 70's/ 80's boxy look, whereas other manufacturers were changing to more modern styling... so its all in the eye of the beholder realy, and depends totally on what your applying it to.... that said.. faux retro i.e the newbie or 500 are not retro.. there are just a modern take on a retro chic car
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jr19
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Feb 14, 2010 12:31:55 GMT
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It's not an age thing and there is no definitive answer. easily the best non-answer ;D For other uses, see Retro (disambiguation). Retro is a term used to describe, denote or classify culturally outdated or aged trends, modes, or fashions, from the overall postmodern past, but have since that time become functionally or superficially the norm once again. The use of "retro" style iconography and imagery interjected into post-modern art, advertising, mass media, etc. has occurred from around the time of the industrial revolution to present day. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrothanks all for the input
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Feb 14, 2010 13:37:42 GMT
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For me the car has to have a certain characteristic appeal about it such that a manufacturer could re-release the car in a modern form BUT..... you would immediately recognise it from it's original look. This is I guess in accordance with all the modern retros.... VW bug..... Fiat 500..... Mini..... Mustang.... Challenger.... Camaro etc etc. It's gonna be interestin' to see if any manufacturer attempts to do it with a hatchback model but I seriously doubt it cos (a)....... the hatchback is still a contemporary design and due to it's practicality (van/car)..... I've a feeling they will always be around in the future. and (b)....... The similarity between them cos they have to be a van as well as a car prevents the styling from straying away from that which is practical and as a result is hard to make them look different from the rest.
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'71 Arrocuda.... '71 Sunbeam Rapier Turbo (The Grim Rapier).... '63 Hymek D7076..... Audi GT5S
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Feb 14, 2010 15:29:23 GMT
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Feb 14, 2010 16:43:14 GMT
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for me, I was born late 70's so only really noticed cars of that era, early 80's so for me, retro falls say mid 70's to late 80's.. earlier than 70, i'd kinda class vintage retro depending on style.. then earlier than 60 i'd say more classic/vintage thats my kind of opinion... ^ This. It's about your age rather than the cars.
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Feb 14, 2010 16:56:35 GMT
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It's about your age rather than the cars. A Fiat 500 for example is a retro design irrespective of how old anyone is.... so not sure how that can be.
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'71 Arrocuda.... '71 Sunbeam Rapier Turbo (The Grim Rapier).... '63 Hymek D7076..... Audi GT5S
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Feb 14, 2010 17:11:35 GMT
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Lawsy
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Feb 14, 2010 20:24:01 GMT
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for me, I was born late 70's so only really noticed cars of that era, early 80's so for me, retro falls say mid 70's to late 80's.. earlier than 70, i'd kinda class vintage retro depending on style.. then earlier than 60 i'd say more classic/vintage thats my kind of opinion... ^ This. It's about your age rather than the cars. exactly what I was getting at question I ask myself, will an 05 car now be retro in 20 years time to me - no, but to a sprog now, when he's older then yeah.. True retro is in the eye of the beholder...
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Last Edit: Feb 14, 2010 21:23:58 GMT by Lawsy
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